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(12) Patent: (11) CA 1220953
(21) Application Number: 392824
(54) English Title: USE OF PHENYLPYRIMIDINES AS ANTIDOTES FOR PROTECTING CULTIVATED PLANTS AGAINST PHYTOTOXIC DAMAGE CAUSED BY HERBICIDES
(54) French Title: UTILISATION DES PHENYLPYRIMIDINES COMME ANTIDOTES POUR PROTEGER LES PLANTES CULTIVEES CONTRE LES EFFETS PHYTOTOXIQUES DES HERBICIDES
Status: Expired
Bibliographic Data
(52) Canadian Patent Classification (CPC):
  • 71/49
  • 71/7.9
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):
  • A01N 43/54 (2006.01)
  • A01N 25/32 (2006.01)
  • A01N 57/10 (2006.01)
  • C07D 239/30 (2006.01)
  • C07D 239/42 (2006.01)
  • C07D 239/47 (2006.01)
  • C07D 239/52 (2006.01)
  • C07F 9/6512 (2006.01)
(72) Inventors :
  • KABAS, GUGLIELMO (Switzerland)
  • BRUNNER, HANS-GEORG (Switzerland)
  • BURDESKA, KURT (Switzerland)
  • FORY, WERNER (Switzerland)
(73) Owners :
  • SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG (Switzerland)
(71) Applicants :
(74) Agent: FETHERSTONHAUGH & CO.
(74) Associate agent:
(45) Issued: 1987-04-28
(22) Filed Date: 1981-12-21
Availability of licence: N/A
(25) Language of filing: English

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): No

(30) Application Priority Data:
Application No. Country/Territory Date
2363/81-3 Switzerland 1981-04-08
9522/80-3 Switzerland 1980-12-23

Abstracts

English Abstract



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Use of phenylpyrimidines as antidotes for protecting
cultivated plants against phytotoxic damage caused by
herbicides


Abstract of the Disclosure

Phenylpyrimidines of the formula I as defined below are
suitable for use as antidotes for protecting cultivated
plants from the phytotoxic effects of herbicides. These
antidotes, either together with the herbicides or also
by themselves, are applied to the plants or incorporated
in the soil in which the plants grow, or they are used to
treat the seeds of the plants. Suitable herbicides are
those belonging to the class of the haloacetanilides,
haloacetamides, thiocarbamates, carbamates, nitroanilides,
triazines, phenylureas, haloacetic acids, phenoxy- and
pyridyloxyphenoxyalkanecarboxylic acid derivatives, benzoic
acid derivatives etc. The phenylpyrimidines have the
formula I

Image (I),


R is hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, an unsubstituted
or substituted aliphatic oxy or mercapto radical or
oxycarbonyl radical, an unsubstituted or substituted
amino, carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, sulfamoyl or ketal
group, the diethylphosphoric acid radical or an
unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, alkenyl or
alkynyl radical,

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R1 and R2, each independently of the other,
are hydrogen, halogen, cyano, an unsubstituted
or substituted alkyl or amino group, an
aliphatic oxy or mercapto or carbonyl radical,
or an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl
radical,
R3 is hydrogen, halogen as well as an
unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, alkyl,
alkenyl or alkynyl radical, and
n is an integer from 1 to 5.


Claims

Note: Claims are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.


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THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:

1. A method of protecting cultivated plants from the phyto-
toxic effects of herbicides, which method comprises treating said
cultivated plants, or seeds thereof, with an effective amount of a
phenylpyrimidine of the formula I




Image (I)




wherein
n is an integer from 1 to 5,
R is hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, -XR5, -NR6R7, -CO-A,
-CS-NR6R7, -SO2-NR6R7, C(OR4)2-R4, Image, -PO(OR4)2, -SO3H,


-N=CR8R9, a C1-C6alkyl, C3-C6alkyl or C3-C6cycloalkyl group,
unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, -XR5, -NR6R7,
-PO(OR4)2, -CO-A or cyano, or a C2-C6alkenyl, C3-C6cyclo-
alkenyl or C2-C6alkynyl group, unsubstituted or substituted
by halogen or -XR5,
R1 and R3, each independently of the other, are hydrogen, halogen,
C1-C6alkyl, cyano, -CO-A, -NR6R7, -XR5, or phenyl or phenyl
substituted by halogen, C1-C4alkyl, nitro or -XR5,
R2 is hydrogen, halogen, phenyl or phenyl substituted by halogen

C1-C4alkyl, trifluoromethyl, nitro or -XR5, or is a C1-C6alkyl,
C3-C6cycloalkyl, C2-C6alkenyl or C2-C6alkynyl group, unsub-
stituted or substituted by halogen or -XR5,


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R4 is hydrogen or a C1-C6alkyl, C3-C6alkenyl or C3-C6alkynyl
group, unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, -CO-A,
hydroxyl, C1-C6alkoxy or -NR6R7,
R5 has the same meaning as R4 and is additionally C1-C6alkyl-
carbonyl, C3-C6alkenylcarbonyl or C3-C6alkynylcarbonyl,
R6 and R7, each independently of the other, are hydrogen, C3-C6-
alkenyl, C3-C6alkynyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl; or C1-C6alkyl, unsub-
stituted or substituted by -CO-A; or one of R6 and R7 is a
-CO-A or -OR4 group, or R6 and R7 together are a 4- to
6-membered alkylene chain which may be interrupted by oxygen,
sulfur, an imino or C1-C4alkylimino group,
B is a branched or unbranched C1-C6alkylene chain, and
X is oxygen, sulfur, -SO- or -SO2-,
A has the same meaning as R5 or is -OR4 or -NR6R7,
R8 is C1-C6alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by C1-C6alkoxy,
R9 is hydrogen or has the same meaning as R8, or
R8 and R9 together are a 4- to 5-membered alkylene chain.


2. A method according to claim 1 wherein in the groups R,
R1, R2, and R3 the terms alkyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl include both
branched and unbranched groups having the specified number of
carbon atoms.


3. A method according to claim 1 of protecting cultivated
plants from the phytotoxic effects of herbicides, which method com-
prises treating said cultivated plants, or seeds thereof, with an
effective amount of a phenylpyrimidine of the formula I according
to claim 1, wherein


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n is an integer from 1 to 5,
R is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro or hydroxyl, a C1-C6alkyl,
C1-C6alkoxy or C1-C6alkylthio group, each unsubstituted or
substituted by halogen, C1-C6alkoxy, C2-C12alkoxyalkyl, C1-C6-
alkylcarbonyl, C1-C6alkylcarbonyloxy, C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl,
C2-C6alkenylcarbonyl or C2-C6alkynylcarbonyl, di(C1-C6)alkyl-
amino, C1-C6alkylenedioxy, phosphonyl or C1-C6alkylphosphonyl;
or is a C2-C6alkenyl or C2-C6alkenyloxy group or the formyl
or carboxyl group; or is a or carbonyloxy group
which is substituted by C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6alkoxy, C2-C6alkenyl,
C2-C6alkynyl, amino, di(C1-C6)alkylamino, or by a 5- to
6-membered saturated heterocyclic ring which is bound through
the nitrogen atom; or is an amino group which is unsub-
stituted or substituted by


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C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6alkoxy or C1-C6alkylcarbonyl; or is a ureido
radical which is unsubstituted or substituted by C1-C6alkyl or
C1-C6alkoxY,
R1 and R3, each independently of the other, are halogen, cyano,
hydroxyl, a C1-6alkyl, C1-C6alkoxy or C1-C6alkylthio radical,
each unsubstituted or substituted by halogen or C1-C6alkoxy;
a C2-C6alkenyl or C2-C6alkynyl radical, or a C3-C6cyc1oalkyl
radical, an amino, C1-C6alkylamino or di(C1-C6)alkylamino
group, a 5- to 6-membered saturated heterocyc1ic ring which
is bound through the nitrogen atom, phenyl or phenoxy, and
R2 is hydrogen, halogen, C1-C6alkyl, phenyl or formyl.

4. A method according to claim 1 of protecting cultivated
plants from the phytotoxic effects of herbicides, which method
comprises treating said cultivated plants, or seeds thereof, with
an effective amount of a phenylpyrimidine of the formula Ib

Image (Ib)


wherein R, R1 R3 and n are as defined in claim 2.


5. A method according to claim 1 of protecting cultivated
plants from the phytotoxic effects of herbicides, which method
comprises treating said cultivated plants, or seeds thereof, with
an effective amount of a phenylpyrimidine of the formula lb

Image (Ib)


wherein n, R, R1 and R3 are as defined in claim 3.


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6. A method according to claim 1 of protecting
cultivated plants from the phytotoxic effects of herbicides,
which method comprises treating said cultivated plants, or
seeds thereof, with an effective amount of a phenyl-
pyrimidine of the formula Ib


Image (Ib)


wherein
n is an integer from 1 to 3,
R is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, hydroxyl or mercapto,
a C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6alkoxy or C1-C6alkylthio group,
each unsubstituted or substituted by halogen or
C1-C6alkoxy; a C2-C6alkenyl, C2-C6alkynyl or
C3-C6cyc1oalkyl group; the carboxyl, formyl or amino
group; the carbamoyl radical; a C1-C6alkylcarbonyl,
C1-C6alkylamino, di(C1-C6)alkylamino or di(C1-C6alkyl)-
carbamoyl group; or two adjacent radicals R form a
C1-C6alkylenedioxy group; and
R1 and R3, each independently of the other, are halogen,
hydroxyl, mercapto, C1-C6alkyl or C1-C6alkoxy

7. A method according to claim 6 of protecting
cultivated plants from the phytotoxic effects of herbicides,
which method comprises treating said cultivated plants, or
seeds thereof, with an effective amount of a phenyl-
pyrimidine of the formula Ib according to claim 6,
wherein n is 2, R is as defined in claim 6, and each of
R1 and R3 is halogen.

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8. A method according to claim 6 of protecting cultivated
plants from the phytotoxic effects of herbicides, which method
comprises treating said cultivated plants, or seeds thereof, with
an effective amount of a phenylpyrimidine of the formula Ib
according to claim 6, wherein n and R are as defined in claim 6,
each of R1 and R3 is halogen, and R is meta- or para-positioned
with respect to the pyrimidine ring.


9. A composition for protecting cultivated plants from the
phytotoxic effects of herbicides, which composition contains a
phenylpyrimidine of the formula I according to claim 1, together
with a suitable carrier therefor.


10. A composition according to claim 9 for protecting
cultivated plants from the phytotoxic effects of herbicides,
which composition contains a phenylpyrimidine of the formula I
according to claim 1, wherein n, R, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in
claim 2.


11. A composition according to claim 9 for protecting
cultivated plants from the phytotoxic effects of herbicides,
which composition contains a phenylpyrimidine of the formula I
according to claim 1, wherein n, R, R1, R2 and R3 are as claimed in
claim 3.


12. A composition according to claim 9 for protecting
cultivated plants from the phytotoxic effects of herbicides, which

composition contains a phenylpyrimidine of the formula Ib


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Image (Ib)




wherein n, R, R1 and R3 are as defined in claim 2.


13. A composition according to claim 9 for protecting
cultivated plants from the phytotoxic effects of herbicides, which
composition contains a phenylpyrimidine of the formula Ib




Image (Ib)



wherein n, R, R1 and R3 are as defined in claim 3.


14. A composition according to claim 9 for protecting
cultivated plants from the phytotoxic effects of herbicides,
which composition contains a phenylpyrimidine of the formula Ib
according to claim 6, wherein n, R, R1 and R3 are as defined in

claim 6.


15. A composition according to claim 9 for protecting
cultivated plants from the phytotoxic effects of herbicides,
which composition contains a phenylpyrimidine of formula Ib
according to claim 6, wherein n is 2, R is as defined in claim 6,
and each of Rl and R3 is halogen.


16. A composition according to claim 9 for protecting
cultivated plants from the phytotoxic effects of herbicides,



which composition contains a phenylpyrimidine of the
formula Ib according to claim 6, wherein n and R are as
defined in claim 6, each of R1 and R3 is halogen, and R is
meta- or para-positioned with respect to the pyrimidine ring.

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.
17. A method of selectively controlling monocot and
dicot weeds in crops of useful plants, which method
comprises treating said crops, the crop area or seeds
of said plants, with both a herbicide and an effective
amount of a phenylpyrimidine of the formula I according
to claim 1 as antidote.

18. A method according to claim 17 of selectively
controlling monocot and dicot weeds in crops of cereals,
rice, maize, sorghum and soybeans, which method comprises
treating said crops, the crop area or seeds of said
plants, with a chloroacetanilide herbicide and an
effective amount of a phenylpyrimidine of the formula I
according to claim 1 as antidote.

19. A method according to claim 17 of selectively
controlling monocot and dicot weeds in crops of cereals,
rice, maize, sorghum and soybeans, which method comprises
treating said crops, the crop area or seeds of said
plants, with a carbamate, thiocarbamate or sulfinyl-
carbamate herbicide and an effective amount of a phenyl-
pyrimidine of the formula I according to claim 1 as
antidote,

20. A method according to claim 17 of selectively
controlling monocot and dicot weeds in crops of cereals,
rice, maize, sorghum and soybeans, which method comprises
treating said crops, the crop area or seeds of said
plants, with a diphenyl ether or nitrophenyl ether
herbicide and an effective amount of a phenylpyrimidine
of the formula I according to claim 1 as antidote.

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21. A method according to claim 17 of selectively
controlling monocot and dicot weeds in crops of cereals,
rice, maize, sorghum and soybeans, which method comprises
treating said crops, the crop area or seeds of said
plants, with a benzoic acid derivative as herbicide
and an effective amount of a phenylpyrimidine of the
formula I according to claim 1 as antidote.

22. A method according to claim 17 of selectively
controlling monocot and dicot weeds in crops of cereals,
rice, maize, sorghum and soybeans, which method comprises
treating said crops, the crop area or seeds of said plants,
with a triazine or triazinone herbicide and an effective
amount of a phenylpyrimidine of the formula I according
to claim 1 as antidote.

23. A method according to claim 17 of selectively
controlling monocot and dicot weeds in crops of cereals,
rice, maize, sorghum and soybeans, which method comprises
treating said crops, the crop area or seeds of said plants,
with a nitroaniline herbicide and an effective amount of
a phenylpyrimidine of the formula I according to claim 1
as antidote.

24. A method according to claim 17 of selectively
controlling monocot and dicot weeds in crops of cereals,
rice, maize, sorghum and soybeans, which method comprises
treating said crops, the crop area or seeds of said plants,
with an oxdiazolone herbicide and an effective amount of a
phenylpyrimidine of the formula I according to claim 1 as
antidote.

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25. A method according to claim 17 of selectively
controlling monocot and dicot weeds in crops of cereals,
rice, maize, sorghum and soybeans, which method comprises
treating said crops, the crop area or seeds of said plants,
with a pyridyloxyphenoxy derivative as herbicide
and an effective amount of a phenylpyrimidine of the
formula I according to claim 1 as antidote

26. A method according to claim 17 of selectively
controlling monocot and dicot weeds in crops of cereals,
rice, maize, sorghum and soybeans, which method comprises
treating said crops, the crop area or seeds of said plants,
with a phosphoric acid derivative as herbicide and an
effective amount of a phenylpyrimidine of the formula I
according to claim 1 as antidote.

27. A method according to claim 17 of selectively
controlling monocot and dicot weeds in crops of cereals,
rice, maize, sorghum and soybeans, which method comprises
treating the crop area or seeds of said plants, with a
herbicide and an effective amount of 2-phenyl-4,6-
dichloropyrimidine according to claim 1 as antidote.

28. A method according to claim 17 of selectively
controlling monocot and dicot weeds in crops of cereals,
rice, maize, sorghum and soybeans, which method comprises
treating the crop area or seeds of said plants with a
chloroacetanilide herbicide and an effective amount of
2-phenyl-4,6-dichloropyrimidine according to claim 1 as
antidote.

29. A method according to claim 17 of selectively
controlling monocot and dicot weeds in crops,
which method comprises treating the crop area or

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the seeds, with a herbicide and an effective amount of
2-(4'-tolyl)-4,6-dichlorpyrimidine according to claim 1
as antidote.

30. A method according to claim 17 of selectively con-
trolling monocot and dicot weeds in crops, which method
comprises treating, the crop area or the seeds, with a
herbicide and an effective amount of 2-phenyl-4,6-dibromo-
pyrimidine according to claim 1 as herbicide.

31. A method according to claim 17 of selectively con-
trolling monocot and dicot weeds in crops, which method
comprises treating, the crop area or the seeds, with a
herbicide and an effective amount of 2-(2'-tolyl)-4,6-
dibromopyrimidine according to claim 1.

32. A method according to claim 17 of selectively
controlling monocot and dicot weeds in crops, which method
comprises treating, the crop area or the seeds, with an
effective amount of 2-(4'-chlorophenyl)-4,6-dichloro-
pyrimidine according to claim 1.

33. A method according to claim 17 of selectively
controlling monocot and dicot weeds in crops, which method
comprises treating, the crop area or the seeds, with an
effective amount of 2-(4'-methoxyphenyl)-4,6-dichloro-
pyrimidine according to claim 1.

34. A composition according to claim 9 for selectively
controlling monocot and dicot weeds in crops of useful
plants, which composition contains, as active component,
a herbicide and a phenylpyrimidine of the formula I
according to claim 1 as antidote, in the ratio of 100:1
to 1:5, together with a suitable carrier therefor.

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35. A method according to claim 1 of protecting
cultivated plants from the phytotoxic effects of pre-
emergence herbicides, which method comprises treating seeds
of said cultivated plants with an effective amount of a
2-phenylpyrimidine of the formula I according to claim 1.

36. Seeds of useful plants which have been treated with
an effective amount of a 2-phenylpyrimidine of the for-
mula I according to claim 1.

Description

Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.


;3
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Case 5-13224/1~3/~

Use of phenylpyrimidines as antidotes for protectirlg
cultivated plants against phytotoxic damage caused by
herbicides _ _ _

The present invention relates to a method of and a com-
position for protecting cultivated plants from the phytotoxic
effects of herbicides. In the method of this invention, the
phenylpyrimidines of the formula I below are applied to the
crops of cultivated plants simultaneously or shortly after-
wards with the herbicide, or a composition which, in
addition to containing the herbicide, also contains a
phenylpyrimidine of the formula I, is applied to the crops.
The invention also relates to the compositions which con-
tain phenylpyrimidines of the formula I.

The phenylpyrimidines of this invention have the formula I

~ - / \N- / 2 (I~


wherein
n is an integer from 1 to 5,
R is hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, an unsubstituted
or substituted aliphatic oxy or mercapto radical or
oxycarbonyl radical, an unsubstituted or substituted
amino, carbonyl, thiocarbonyl, sulfamoyl or ketal
group, the diethylphosphoric acid radical or an
unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, alkenyl or
alkynyl radical,
Rl and R2, each independently of the other, are hydrogen,
halogen, cyano, an unsubstituted or substituted
.

9~3
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alkyl or imino group, an aliph~tic oxy or mercapto or
- carbonyl radical, or an unsubstituted or substituted
phenyl radical,
R3 is hydrogen, halogen and also an unsubstituted or sub-
stituted phellyl, alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl radical.

Specifically, the above defined substituents have the
following meanings:
R is hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, -XR5, -NR6R7,
-CO-A, -CS-NR6R7~ -S02-NR6R7~ C(OR4)2 R4~o/ ~4'
B
-PO(OR4)2, -S03H, -N=CR8R9, a Cl-C6alkyl or
C3-C6cycloalkyl group, unsubstituted or substituted
by halogen, -XR5, -NR6R7, PO(OR4)2,
or a C2-C6alkenyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl or C2-C6alkynyl
group, unsubstituted or substituted by halogen or -XR4,
Rl and R3, each independently of the other, are hydrogen,
halogen, Cl-C6alkyl, cyano, -CO-A, -NR6R7,-XR5,or phenyl or
phenyl substituted by halogen, Cl-C~alkyl, nitro or
-XR5,
R2 is hydrogen, halogen, phenyl or phenyl substituted by
halogen, Cl-C4alkyl, trifluoromethyl, nitro or -XR5,
or is a Cl-C6alkyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl, C2-C6alkenyl or
C2-C~alkynyl group, unsubstituted or substituted by
halogen or -XR5,
R4 is hydrogen or a Cl-C6alkyl, C3-C6alkenyl or
C2-C6alkynyl group, unsubstituted or substituted by
halogen, -CO-A, hydroxyl, Cl-C6alkoxy or -NR6R7,
R5 has the same meaning as R4 and is additionally
Cl-C6alkylcarbonyl, C3-C6alkenylcarbonyl or C3-C6-
alkynylcarbonyl,
R6 and R7, each independently of the other, are hydrogen,
C3-C6alkenyl, C3-C6alkynyl, C3-C6cycloalkyli or
Cl-C6alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by -CO-Ai

~2~9~3
-- 3 --

or one of R6 and R7 is a -CO-A or -OR~ group, or R6
- and R7 together are a ~- to 6-membered alkylene chain
which may be interrupted by oxygen, sulfur, an imi.no
or Cl-C4alky1amino group,
B is a branched or un~ranched Cl-C6alkylene chain, and
X is oxygen, sulfur, -SO- or -SO2-,
A has the same meaning as R4 or is -OR4 or -NR6R7,
R8 is Cl-C6alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted by
cl-c6alkoxY ~
Rg is hydrogen or has the same meaning as R8, or
~8and R9 together are a ~- to 5-membered alkylene chain.

Alkyl by itself or as moiety of another substituent comprises
branched or unbranched alkyl groups which contain the
indicated number of carbon atoms. Examples of such alkyl
groups are: methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, iso-
butyl, sec-butyl, tert butyl, as well as the higher homologs
amyl, isoamyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, together with their
isomers. The alkenyl and alkynyl groups can likewise be
straight chain or branched. Cycloalkyl groups are cyclo-
propyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl.

The phenylpyrimidines of the formula I are most suitable for
protecting cultivated plants such as sorghum, rice, maize,
cereals (wheat, rye, barley, oats), cotton, sugar beet,
sugar cane, soybeans etc., from attack by aggressive
agrochemicals, especially by herbicides belonging to a wide
variety of compound classes, e.g. triazines, phenylurea
derivatives, carbamates, thiocarbamates, haloacetanilides,
halophenoxyacetates, substituted phenoxyphenoxyacetates
and -propionates, substituted pyridyloxyphenoxy-
acetates and -propionates, benzoic acid deriva~ives etc.,
where these compounds do not have a selective action or do
not act selectively enough, i.e. where they also damage the
cultivated plants to a greater or lesser extent in addition

~2(~ 3

to the weeds to be controlled. The invention also relates to
compositions which contain these phenylpyrimidines o~ the
formula I, together with herbicides.

Useful compounds of the formula I are, in particular, those
in which
n is an integer from 1 to 5,
R is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro or hydroxyl, a
Cl-C6alkyl, Cl-C6alkoxy or Cl-C6alkylthio group, each
unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, Cl-C6alkoxy,
C2-C12alkoxyalkyl, Cl-C6alkylcarbonyl, Cl-C6alkyl-
carbonyloxy, Cl-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C2-C6alkenylcarbonyl
or C2-C6alkynylcarbonyl, di(Cl-C6)alkylamino, Cl-C6-
alkylenedioxy, phosphonyl or Cl-C6alkylphosphonyl; or
is a C2-C6alkenyl or C2-C6alkenyloxy group or the
formyl or carboxyl group; or is a carbonyl or carbonyl-
oxy group which is substituted by Cl-C6alkyl, Cl-C6-
alkoxy, C2-C6alkenyl, C2-C6alkynyl, amino, di(Cl-C6)-
alkylamino, or by a 5- to 6-membered saturated hetero-
cyclic ring which is bound through the nitrogen atom;
or is an amino group which is unsubstituted or sub-
stituted by Cl-C6alkyl, Cl-C6alkoxy, Cl-C6alkylcarbonyl;
or is a ureido radical which is unsubstituted or sub-
stituted by Cl-C6alkyl or Cl-C6alkoxy,
Rl and R3, each independently of the other, are ha.logen,
cyano, hydroxyl, a Cl-C6alkyl, Cl-C6alkoxy or Cl-C6-
alkylthio radical, each unsubstituted or substituted
by halogen or Cl-C6alkoxy; a C2-C6alkenyl or C2-C6-
alkynyl radical, or a C3-C6cycloalkyl radical, an
amino, Cl-C6alkylamino or di(Cl-C6)alkylamino group,
a 5 to 6-membered saturated heterocyclic ring which
is bound through the nitrogen atom~ phenyl or phenoxy,
and
R2 is hydrogen, halogen, Cl-C6alkyl, phenyl or formyl.

~2 ~ 3

Particularly suitable antidotes are the phenylpyrimidines
of the formula Ib

t ~ ( Ib)
(R) ,X.= ./ \N= ~/

wherein n, R, Rl and R3 have the above general and, in
particular, ~lore restricted meanings.

Important compounds are those in which n is an integer from
1 to 3, R is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, hydroxyl or mercapto,
a Cl-C6alkyl, Cl-C6alkoxy or Cl-C6alkylthio group, each
unsubstituted or substituted by halogen or Cl-C6alkoxy; a
C2-C6alkenyl, C2-C6alkynyl or C3-C6cycloalkyl groupi the
carboxyl, formyl or amino group; carbamoyl; a Cl-C6alkyl-
carbonyl, Cl-C6alkylamino, di(Cl-C6)alkylamino, di(Cl-C6-
alkyl~carbamoyl group; or two adjacent radicals R form a
Cl-~6alkylenedioxy group; and Rl and R3 independently of
the other are halogen, hydroxyl, Cl-C6alkyl or Cl-C6alkoxy.
The most effective of these compounds are in turn those in
which each of Rl and R3 is a halogen atom, especially a
chlorine atom, and R is meta- or para-positioned with
respect to the pyrimidine ring.

Various compounds which are able to antagonise specificall.y
the harmful effects of a herbicide on cultivated plants
have already been proposed as safeners or antidotes, i.e.
compounds which protect cultivated plants without noticeably
influencing the herbicidal action on the weeds which it is
desired to control. Depending on their properties, such
antidotes, also known as safeners, can be used for pre-
treating the seeds of the cultivated plants (dressing seeds
or seedlings) or before sowing seeds in furrows,or as tank
mixture together with the herbicide, before or after emergence

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of the plants.

For example, British patent specification 1 277 557 discloses
the treatment of seed and seedlings of wheat and sorghum with
certain esters and amides of oxamic acid from attack by
N-methoxymethyl-2',6'-diethyl-chloroacetanilide (Alachlor).
Other publications (German Offenlegungsschrit specifications
1 952 910 and 2 245 471, and French patent specification
2 021 611), propose antidotes for the treatment of cereals,
maize seeds and rice seeds to pro~ect them from attack by
herbicidal thiocarbamates. In German patent specification
1 576 676 and U.S. pa~ent specification 3 131 509, hydroxy-
aminoacetanilides and hydantoins are suggested for protecting
cereal seeds against carbamates such as IPC, CIPC, etc.
Further development, however, has shown all these preparations
to be unsatisfactory.

Surprisingly, phenylpyrimidines o the formula I have the
property of protecting cultivated plants from attack by
aggressive agrochemicals, in particular from herbicides
belonging to a wide range of compound classes, for example
chloroacetanilides, chloroacetamides, carbamates and thio-
carbamates, diphenyl ethers and nitrodiphenyl ethers,
benzoic acid derivatives, triazines and triazinones, phenyl-
ureas, nitroanilines, oxdiazolones, pyridyloxyphenoxy
derivatives, phosphates and pyrazoles, where these com-
pounds are not tolerated or are insufficiently tolerated
by the cultivated plants.

The phenylpyrimidines of this invention preferably protect-
herbicides belonging to the classes of the chloroacetanilides,
chloroacetamides, thiocarbamates, and phosphates.

Depending on the particular purpose, a safener or antidote
of the formula I can be used for pretreating the seeds of

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the cultivated plant or incorporated in the soil before or
aEter sowing, or else applied 'by itself alone or together
with the her'bicide 'before or after emergence of the plants.
In principle, therefore, the treatment of the plant or seeds
can be carried out independently of the time of application
of the phytotoxic chemical. However, the treatment can also
be carried out simultaneously (tank mixture). Preemergence
treatment includes both the treatment of the crop area
before sowing (ppi = preplant incorporation), and the
treatment of the sown crop areas in which the plants have
not yet emerged.

The rates of application in which the antidote is employed
in relation to the herbicide depend largely on the mode of
application. Where a field treatment is carried out, either
as tank mixture or if herbicide and antidote are applied
separately, the ratio of antidote to herbicide is usually
from 1:100 to 10:1, with the preferred range however being
from 1:5 to 8:1, most preferably 1:1.

When dressing seeds and taking similar protective measures,
however, much smaller amounts of antidote are required in
comparison e.g. with the amounts of herbicide employed
later per hectare of crop area. For seed dressing, 0.1 to
10 g of antidote is usually required per kg of seeds, with
the preferred amount being from 1 to 2 g. If the antidote
is to be applied shortly 'before sowing by seed soaking,
then e.g. antidote solutions which contain the active
ingredient in a concentration of 1-10 000 ppm, preferably
100-1000 ppm, are used.
.




Protective measures such as seed dressing with an antidote
of the formula I and a possible later ~ield treatment with
agrochemicals, normally follow at a greater interval of
time. Pretrea~ed seeds and plants can come into contact

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later with di~ferent chemicals in agriculture, horticul~ure
and forestry.

Accordingly, the invention also relates to plant protection
compositions which contain, as active ingredient, an
antidote of the formula I together with convenkional carriers.
If appropriate or desired, such compositions can additionally
be mixed with the chemical against the action of which it is
desired to protect the cultivated plant, ~or example wi~h a
herbicide.

Cultivated plants within the scope of this invention are all
plants which, in any form, can be harvested (seeds, roots,
stalks, tubers, leaves, blossoms) and from which extracts
can be obtained (oils, sugar, starch, protein3 and which
for this purpose are cultivated and tended. To these plants
belong e.g. all species of cereals such as wheat, rye,
barley and oats, and also in particular rice, sorghum,
cotton, sugar beet, sugar cane, soybeans, beans and peas.

The antidote will be employed whereever it is intended to
protect a cultivated plant from the phytotoxicity of a
chemical.

The following compounds are cited as examples of herbicides
against whose effects it is desired to protect cultivated
plants:

Chloroacetanilides: 2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(2"-propoxy-
ethyl)acetanilide ("Propachlorl')*, 2-chloro-6'-ethyl-N-(2"-
methoxy-l"-methylethyl)-acet-o-toluidide ("Metolachlor"),~
2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(butoxymethyl)acetanilide ("Buta-
chlor")~, 2-chloro-6'-ethyl-N-(ethoxymethyl)acet-o-toluidide
("Acetochlor"~', 2-chloro 6'-ethyl-N-(2"-propoxy-1"-methyl-
e~hyl)acet-o-toluidide, 2-chloro-2',6'-dimethyl-N-(2"-meth-

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oxy~ methylethyl)acetanilide, 2-chloro-2',6'-dimethyl-N-
(2"-methoxyethyl)acetanilide ("D.imethachlor")~ 2-chloro-2',6'-
diethyl-N-(pyrazol-l-yl.methyl)acetanilide, 2-chloro-6'-ethyl-
~-(pyrazol-l-ylmethyl)acet-o-toluidide, 2-chloro-6'-ethyl-N-
(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-ylmethyl)acet-o-toluidide, 2-chloro-6'-
ethyl-N-(2"-butoxy~ methylethyl)acet-o-toluidide ("Metazola-
chlor")*, 2-chloro-6'-ethyl-N-(2"-butoxy- l"-(methylethyl)acet-
o-toluidide, 2-chloro-2'-trimethylsilyl-N-(butoxymethyl)-
acetanilide, 2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl)acet-
anilide ("Alachlor")~and 2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(ethoxy-
carbonylmethyl)acetanilide.

Chloroacetamides: N-[l-isopropyl-2-methylpropen-1-yl-(1)]-N-
(2'-methoxyethyl)-chloroacetamide.

Carbamates and thiocarbamates: N(3',4'-dichlorophenyl)-
propionanilide ("Propanil")*, S-4-chlorobenzyl-diethyl-thio-
carbamate ("Thiobencarb")*, S-ethyl-N,N-hexamethylene-thio-
carbamate ("Molinate")~, S-ethyl-dipropyl-thiocarbamate
("EPTC"~, N,N-di-sec-butyl-S-benzyl-thiocarbamate (Drepamon);~
S-(2,3-dichloroallyl)-diisopropylthiocarbamate and S(2,3,3-
trichloroallyl)-diisopropylthiocarbamate ("Di- and Tri-allate")~
l-(propylthiocarbonyl)-decahydroquinaldine, S-4-benzyldiethyl-
thiocarbamate and also corresponding sulfinylcarbamates.

Diphenylethers and nitrodiphenyl ethers. 2,4-dichlorophenyl-
4'-nitrophenyl ether ("Nitrofen")~, 2-chloro-1-(3'~ethoxy-4'-
nitrophenoxy)-4-trifluoromethylbenzene ("Oxyfluor~en")~
2',4'-dichlorophenyl.-3-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl ether ("Chlor- -
methoxinyl")~, methyl 2-~4'-(2",4"-dichlorophenoxy)phenoxy~-
propionate, N-(2'-methoxyethyl)-2-[5'-(2"-chloro-41'-trifluoro-
methylphenoxy)phenoxy]propionamide.

Benzoic acid derivatives: methyl 5-(2',4'-dichlorophenoxy)-
2-nitrobenzoate ("Bifenox")~, 5-(2'-chloro-4'-trifluoromethyl-
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phenoxy)-2-nitrobenzoic acid ("Acifluorfen")*, 2,6-dichloro-
benzonitrile ("Dichlobenil").

Triazines and triazinones: 2,4-bis(isopropylamino) 6-methyl-
thio-1,3,5 triazine ("Prometryn"~, 2,4-bis(ethylamino)-6~-
methylthio-1,3,5-triazine ("Simetryn")~, 2-(1',2'-dimethyl-
propylamino)-~-ethylamino-6-methylthio-1,3,5-triazine
("Dimethametryn")*, 4-amino-6-tert-butyl-4,5-dihydro-3-
methylthio-1,2,4-triazin-5-one ("Metribuzin")*.

Phenylureas: N-(3'-isopropylphenyl)-N',N'-dimethyl urea
("Isoproturon"), N-(3',4'dimethylbenzyl)-N'-4-tolyl urea
("Dimuron")~, N-(3'-chloro-4'-isopropylphenyl)-N',N'-(3
methyl-pentamethylen-1,5-yl) urea.

Nitroanilines: 2,6-dinitro-N,~-dipropyl-4-trifluoromethyl-
aniline ("Trifluralin")*, N-(l'-ethylpropyl)-2,5-dinitro-3,4-
xylidine ("Pendimethalin"~.

Oxadiazolones: 5-tert-butyl-3-(2',4'-dichloro-5'-isopropoxy-
phenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2~one ("Oxdiazon"~.

Pyridyloxyphenoxy derivatives: 2-propinyl-2-[4'-(3"~5"-
dichloropyridyl-2"-oxy)phenoxy]-propionate.

Phosphates: S-2-methylpiperidino-carbonylmethyl-0,0-dipropyl-
phosphoro-dithioate ("Piperophos")*.

Pyrazoles: 1,3-dimethyl-4-(2',4'-dichlorobenzoyl)-5-(4'-
tolylsulfonyloxy)pyrazole.

The phenylpyrimidines of the formula I which act as antidotes
may optionally be employed after application of the agro-
chemical or also simultaneously with it.
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Many phenylpyrimidines of this inventlon are novel, whilst
others are known compounds. Phenylpyrimidines are used as
intermediates in the manufacture of dyes, in which
connection attention is drawn to e.g. British patent
specification 1 502 912 or to published European patent
applications 20 298 and 31 796. They are also known as
intermediates of pharmacologically active compounds, q.v.
J. Med. Chem. 1978 (21), pp. 123-126, or they are met with
elsewhere in the chemical literature, q.v. Bull. Soc. Chem.
Jap. 44 (8), pp. 2182-5.

Known compounds are 2-phenyl-4,6-dichloro- and -4,6-difluoro-
pyrimidine, and also the 2-phenyl-4,6-dichloropyridines which
are substituted in the 4-position of the phenyl ring by
chlorine, cl-C2alkyl, Cl-C3alkoxy or a -CC13, -CH2Br, -COOH
or -CH2PO(OC2H5) group. Further known compounds are those
which are substituted in the 3-position of the phenyl ring
by methyl, methoxy, chlorine, fluorine, nitro, amino, CC13
or COOH, as well as those whlch are substituted in the 3-
or 4-position by the pairs 3,4-dichloro-4-methyl-3--nitro,
3-chloro-4-methyl and 4-ethoxy-3-nitro.

Novel compounds are the phenylpyrimidines of the formula Ib,
wherein Rl and R2 are halogen, with the exception of the
compounds cited above. The novel compounds can be divided
into the following subgroups:
~R
N- ~
~ / ~ / (Ib)

wherein Rl is fluorine, bromine or iodine, R~3 is fluorine,
chlorine, brornine or iodine, and n and R are as defined for
formula I, with the proviso that R may not be hydrogen if
Rl and R3 are fluorine;

., ~ ,,~

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~ / \N / ( Ic)

wherein n is an integer from 1 to 4 and R is as defined for
formula Ii

~c_.~ ~.; (Id)


wherein R, R6 and R7 are as defined for formula I and n is
an integer from 1 to 4; ~Cl

~o_~
(R) n \C 1 ( Ie)
wherein Z is a radical R5, NR7R-8 or OR4 if R4 is not hydrogen,
and R, R4, R5, R7 and R8 are as defined for formula I and n
is an integer from 1 to 4;
~Cl
N- ~
~-= / \N / (If)

wherein each R independently of the other is as defined for
formula I with the exception of hydrogen and the pairs para-
meta-dichloro, para-chlorolmeta-methyl, para-methyl/meta-
nitro and para-ethoxy/meta-nitro;
~Cl
N-~

(R), Cl ( Ig)
wherein R is as defined for formula I with the exception of
hydrogen and n is an integer from 3 to 5;

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~ (Ih)

wherein R' is fluorine in the or~ho or para-position to the
pyrimidyl radical, chlorine in the ortho-position to the
pyrimidyl radical, bromine, iodine, trifluoromethyl, dichloro-
methyl, chloromethyl, difluorochloromethyl, cyano or a
radical -OR5~ -SR5, -SOR5-~ -So2Rs-~ -NR6R7~ -COA~ -SCNR6R7
2NR6R7' C(OR4)2R4~ /cR4 ~ PO(OR4)2, -S03H, -N=CR8Rg,
\B
an unsubstituted or substituted C3-C6alkyl or C3-C6cycloalkyl
group, or a Cl-C6alkyl or C3-C6cycloalkyl group which is
unsubstituted or substituted by -XR5, -NR6R7, -PO(OR4)2-COA
or cyano, or a C2-C6alkenyl, C3-C6cycloalkenyl or C2-C6alkynyl
group, unsubstituted or substituted by halo~en or -XR5, in
which radicals R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, A and B are as defined for
formula I, and R5 is an unsubstituted C4-C6alkyl, C3-C6alkenyl
or C3-C6alkynyl group, or is a Cl-C6alkyl or C3-C6alkenyl
group which is substituted by halogen, -C~-A, hydro~yl,
Cl-C6alkoxy, Cl-C6alkenylthio or NR6R7, or is a C2-C6alkyl-
carbonyl, C3-C6alkenylcarbonyl or C3-C6alkynylcarbonyl group.

The phenylpyrimidines of the formula I can be obtained by
known synthesis routes. The 2-phenylpyrimidine ring is
formed e.g. by condensation of a phenylamidine with a
malonic acid derivative.

The 2-phenylpyrimidines are obtained by condensing a phenyl-
amidine with a dialkyl malonate in alcoholic solution in
the presence of a base
2 + alkyl o-co\ ~--- N ~
R) ~-- NH alkyl O-CO 2 bas(R) /x._ / ~ 2

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and then, if desired, replacing the hydroxyl groups of the
resultant 2-phenyl-4,6-dihydroxypyrimidine of the formula IV
by halogen atoms with a halogenating agent (phosphoroxy
chloride, phosphoroxy bromide, sulfuryl chloride, bromo-
succinimide etc.) and, if desired, replacing these halogen
atoms in turn by further radicals Rl and R3~

I~ R2 is hydrogen, this can be replaced e.g. by treatment
with chlorine or bromine in a polar solvent, e.g. glacial
acetic acid.

The halogen atoms in the positions 4, 5, and 6 of the
pyrimidine ring can in turn be replaced, in known manner,
by alcohols, mercaptans or amines.

The following publications, for example, are cited as
references: J. Chem. Soc. 1965, pp. 5467-5473, J. prakt.
Chem. 312 (1970), pp. 494-506, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans.l
1977, pp. 2285-6.

Phenylpyrimidines in which Rl is an alkyl or phenyl group
are obtained e.g. by condensation of a phenylamidine with
an alkyl ester of an acetoacetic acid:


R) ~ - N~2 CO/ 2 ~< / \N / 2
o alkyl n OH
Here too the -OH group can be replaced in known manner by a
halogen atom, which in turn can be replaced by an alcohol,
a thiol or an amine.

It is also possible to prepare e.g. 2-phenyl-4,6-dichloro-
pyrimidine and 2-phenyl-4-chloro-6-hydroxypyrimidines by
reaction of chlorobenzylidine-carbamoyl chlorides with an


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aliphatic nitrile in the presence of hydrogen chloride:
-- Cl-~NcCH R Cl Cl
.~ ~.-c/ 2 2 ~ N=CCH R ~ N-C~
n (R) />< a N-COCl~ / \N c/ R2
n n OH(Cl)

q.v. Bull. Soc. Chem. Japan 44 (1971), pp. 2182-2185.

2-Phenyl-4,6-dichloropyrimidine can be obtained e.g. in
accordance with Ang. Chemie 89 (1977), pp. 816-817, e.g. by
condensation of a N-phenyl cyanamide and a N,N-dialkyl amide
in POC13 at 100C:

R / 3 2
CONHalkyl ~ \ ~
~OC13 ~ (R)n

Rz--/ + 3)2N ~ ~-~~ !-N
~i_NH alkyl (R)n i; (R)n

In the above formulae, R, R2 and n are as defined for
formula I.

The synthesis of such compounds or the exchange of radicals
Rl, R2 and R3 by other substituents cited in the definition
are procedures which are known per se. ~s regards the
preparation of these compounds attention is drawn to the
Examples or to the literature. A further reference is also
"The Chemistry of He~erocyclic Compounds", 16, Interscience
Publishers, New York 1962, pp. 119 ff.

The compounds of formula I can be used by themselves alone
or together with the compounds which it is desired to
antagonise.

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The compounds of the formula I are used in unmodiEled
form or preferably together with the adjuvants
conventionally employed in the art of formulation, and are
therefore formulated in known manner to emulsifiable con-
centrates, directly sprayable or dilutable solutions,
dilute emulsions, wettable powders, soluble powders, dusts,
granulatesS and also encapsulations in e.g. polmyer sub-
stances. Just like the nature of the compositions, the
methods of application, such as spraying, atomising,
dusting, scattering or pouring, are chosen in accordance
with the intended objectives and the prevailing circum-
stances.

The formulations, i.e. the compositions or
preparations containing the compound (active ingredient)
of the formula I and, where appropriate, a solid or liquid
adjuvant9 are prepared in known manner, e.g. by homogene-
ously mixing and/or grinding the active ingredients with
extenders, e.g. solvents, solid carriers and, where appro-
priate, surface-active compounds ~surfactants).

Suitable solvents are: aromatic hydrocarbons, pre-
ferably the fractions conta~ning 8 to 12 carbon atoms,
e.g. xylene mixtures or substituted naphthalenes, phthalates
such as dibutyl phthalate or dioctyl phthalate~ aliphatic
hydrocarbons such as cyclohexane,or paraffins, alcohols and
glycols and their ethers and esters, such as ethanolS
ethylene glyeol, ethylene glycol monomethyl or monoethyl
ether; ketones such as cyclohexanone, strongly polar
solvents such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, dimethyl
sulfoxide or dimethyl formamide; as well as epoxidised
vegetable oils such as epoxidised coconut oil or soybean
oil; or water.

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The solid carriers used e.g. for dusts and
dispersible powders are normally natural mineral fillers
such as calcite, talcum, kaolin, montmoril]onite or
attapulgite. In order to improve the physical properties
it is also possible to add highly dispersed silicic acid
or highly dispersed absorbent polymers, Suitable granulated
adsorptive carriers are porous types, for example pumice,
broken brick, sepiolite or bentonite; and suitable nonsor-
bent carriers are materials such ~s calcite or sand. In
addition, a great number of pregranulated materials of
inorganic or organic nature can be used, e.g. especially
dolomite or pulverised plant residues.

Depending on the nature of the compound of formula I
to be formulated, suitable surface-active compounds are
nonionic, cationic and/or anionic surfactants having good
emulsifying, dispersing and wetting properties. The term
~Isurfactants~ will also be understood as comprising
mixtures of surfactants.

Suitable anionic surfactants can be both water-soluble
soaps and water soluble synthetic surface-active
compounds.

Suitable soaps are the alkali, alkaline earth or
unsubstituted or substituted ammonium salts of higher fatty
acids (C10-C22), e.g. the sodium or potassium salts of
oleic or stearic acid, or of natural fatty acid mixtures
which can be obtained e.g. from coconut oil or tallow oil.
Mention may also be made of fatty acid methyltaurin salts.

Morefrequently, however, so-called synthetic sur-
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sulfates, sulfonated benzimidazole derivatives or alkyl-
arylsulfonates.

The fatty sulfonates or sulfates are usually in the
~rmof alkali, alkaline earth or unsubstituted or substitut-
ed ammonium salts and contain a C8-C22alkyl radical which
also includes the alkyl moiety o acyl radicals, e.g. the
sodium or calcium salt of lignosulfonic acid, of dodecyl-
sulfate or of a mixture of fatty alcohol sulfates obtained
from natural fatty acids. These compounds also comprise
the salts of sulfuric acid esters and sulfonic acids of
fatty alcohol/ethylene oxide adducts. The sulfonated
benzimidazole derivatives preferably contain 2 sulfonic acid
groups and one ~aty acid radicaL containing 8 to 22 carbon
atoms Examples of alkylarylsulfonates are the sodium,
calcium or triethanolamine salts of dodecylbenzenesulfonic
acid, dibutylnaphthalenesulfonic acid, or of a
naphthalenesulfonic acid/formaldehyde condensation product.
Also suitable are corresponding phosphates, e.g. salts of
the phosphoric acid ester of an adduct of p-nonylphenol
with 4 to 14 mole~ of ethylene oxide.

Non-ionic surfactants are pre~erably po~yglycol ether
derivatives of aliphatic or cycloaliphatic alcohols, or
saturated or unsaturated fatty acids and alkylphenols,
said derivatives containing 3 to 30 glycol ether groups
and 8 to 20 carbon atoms in the (aliphatic) hydrocarbon
moiety and 6 to 18 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety of the
alkylphenols.

Further suitable non-ionic surfactants are the
water-soluble adducts of polyethylene oxide with poly-
propylene glycol, ethylenediaminepolypropylene glycol and
alkylpolypropylene glycol containing l to 10 carbon atoms

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in the alkyl chain, wh;ch adducts contain 20 to 250
ethylene glycol ether groups and lO to 100 propylene glycol
ether groups. These compounds usually contain 1 to 5
glycol uni~s per propylene glycol unit.

Representative examples of non-ionic surfactants are
nonylphenol-polyethoxyethanols, castor oil polyglycol
ethers, polypropylene/polyethylene oxide adducts, tributyl-
phenoxypolyethoxyethanol, polyethylene glycol and octyl-
phenoxypolyethoxyethanol. Fatty acid esters of polyoxy-
ethylene sorbitan and polyoxyethylene sorbitan trioleate
are also suitable non-ionic surfactants.

Cationic surfactants are preferably quaternary
ammonium salts which contain, as N-substituent, at least.
one polyglycol ether or C8-C22alkyl radical and, as further
substituents, lower unsubstituted or halogenated alkyl,
ben~yl or lower hydroxyalkyl radicals. The salts are
preferably in the form of halides, methylsulfates or
ethylsulfates, e.g. stearyltrimethylammonium chloride or
benzyldi(2-chloroethyl)ethylammonium bromide~

The surfactants customarily employed in the art of
formulation are described e g, in the following publications:
"McCutcheon's Detergents and Emulsifiers Annual",
MC Publishing Corp., Ringwood, New Jersey, 1979; Sisely and
Wood, "Encyclopedia of Surface Active Agents", Chemical
Publishing Co. Inc., New York, 1964.

The pesticidal formulations will normally contain 0.1 to
99%, preferably 0.1 to 95%, of a compound of the formula I,
1 to 99% of a solid or liquid adjuvant, and 0 to 25%,
preferably 0.1 to 25%, oE a surfactant.

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Whereas commercial products will be preferably Eorrnulated
as concentrates, the end user will normally employ dilute
formulations.

The cornpositions can also contain further ingredients such
as stabilisers, antifoams, viscosity regulators, binders,
adhesives, as well as fertilisers or other active compounds,
in order to attain special efects.

In the following Examples parts and percentages are by
weight.

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Preparatory Exarnples




Example 1: 2-p-Tolyl-4,6-bis-isopropoxypyrlmldine
oC3H7iSo
CH ~ (compound 10)
oC3H7iso
a) 21,16 g of sodium are dissolved in anhydrous isopropanol
and to this solution are added 95.64 g of 4,6-dichloro-2-p-
tolylpyrimidine at 60-65C over 15 minutes. The mixture is
~hen heated to the boil and refluxed for a f-lrther 4 hours
to bring the reaction to completion. Excess isopropanol is
then distilled off and the residual oil is taken up in
chloroform. The chloroform layer is washed with water, dried
over sodium sulfate, and filtered. The solvent is then
distilled off, affording 112 g of 2-p-tolyl-4,6-bis-iso-
propoxypyrimidine in the form of a yellowish oil which is
purified by high vacuum distillation. The boiling point i5
123C/5.332 Pascal.

The starting 2-p-tolyl-4,6-dichloropyrimidine is prepared as
follows:

b) 102.3 g of p-tolylamidine hydrochloride and 99.3 g of
diethyl malonate are suspended in 520 ml of anhydrous
ethanolO With good stirring and cooling, 323.7 g of a 30%
solution of sodium methylate are then run in. The reaction
mixture is then heated to reflux and stirred at reflux
temperature for 5 hours. The solvent is then distilled off
and the residue is taken up in 1000 ml of water, heated to
80C, and the somewhat turbid solution is then filtered
over silica gel. The filtrate is cooled and acidified with
15% hydrochloric acid. The dense crystalline slurry is filt-
ered and the filter residue is washed with water and dried

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at 100C, affording lO0-110 g of 2-p-tolyl-4,6-dihydroxy-
pyrimicline with a melting point of 314C (with decompos.).

c) 72.6 g of the dihydroxy compound, 72.6 g of N,N-dimethyl
aniline and 363 g of phosphoroxy chloride are heated to the
boil and the mixture is stirred at reflux for 1 hour. Excess
phosphoroxy chloride is distilled off and then the residue is
washed with iced water to remove any phosphoroxy chloride
still remaining, triturated with iced water, and filtered.
The filter residue is washed with iced water and vacuum
dried at 40-50C, affording 85.9 g of 2-p-tolyl-4,6-di-
chloropyrimidine with a melting point of 86-87~C.

Example 2: 2-p-Tolyl-4,6-bis-isopro~oxy-5-bromopyrimidine
OC3H7iso
CH3~ -Br (compound 37)

3 7
111.7 g of 4,6-diisoproploxy-2-p-tolylpyrimidine and 450 ml
of carbon tetrachloride are heated to 70-75C. To the
resultant solution is added 0.5 g of dibenzoyl peroxide,
followed by the addition, over 45 minutes, of a mixture of
1 g of azoisobutyronitrile and 70.8 g of N-bromosuccinimide.
The mixture is refluxed for 2 hours to bring the reaction to
completion. The precipitated succinimide is then filtered off
and excess carbon tetrachloride is removed by distillation,
affording 141 g of ~he title compound with a melting point
of 74-75C after purification with methanol.

Example 3: 2-p-Tolyl-4,6-dimethoxypyrimidine

OCH3
CH -~ . (compound 31)
OCH3

9S3
- 23 -

15601 g of a 30.5% solution of sodium methylate are stirred
with 700 ml of anhydrous methanol. To the solution are then
added, over 10 minutes and with gentle cooling, 95.64 g of
2-p-tolyl-4,6-dichloropyrimidine. The mixture is then
heated to reflux and kept at the boil for 4 hours. The
solvent is removed by distillation and the residue is
charged into 1000 ml of water. The product is triturated
with water to remove sodium chloride, isolated by filtration,
washed with wa~er and dried in the air, affording 90.4 g of
the title compound with a melting point of 61-62C.

Example 4: 2-p-Chlorophenyl-4,6-dihydroxypyrimidine
OH
Cl~ ~ (compound 196)
OH
108 g of a 30% solution of sodium methylate in methanol are
added over 10 minutes to a suspension of 38.2 g of 4-chloro-
benzylamidine hydrochloride and 33.6 g of diethyl malonate in
175 ml of methanol, and the mixture is subsequently refluxed
for 5 hours. The solvent is then distilled off in a rotary
evaporator and the residue is taken up in 1000 ml of hot
water and the solution is fil~ered. The filtrate is then
acidified ~o pH 1 and the precipitate is isolated by filtrat-
ion and vacuum dried at 80C, affording 44 g of 2-p-chloro-
phenyl-4,6-dihydroxypyrimidine with a melting point of
333C (decompos.).

Example 5: 2-p-Chlorophenyl-4,6-dichloropyrimidine
Cl
Cl~ . (compound 53)

~ 5 3
- 24 -

50 ml of phosphoroxy chloride (POC13) are added dropwise
at room temperature to 22 ml of N,N~dimethyl aniline. Then
22.3 g of 2-p-chlorophenyl-~,6-dihydroxypyrimidine are added
in portions with cooling, such that the temperature remains
below 40C. The reaction mixture is stirred for 2 hours at
room temperature, then refluxed for 2 hours, and subsequently
concentrated by rotary evaporation. The residue is triturated
with 500 ml of water and filtered with suction. The filter
cake is dissolved in methylene chloride and the solution is
treated with fuller's earth, dried and concentrated. The
residue crystallises, giving 16.2 g of 2-p-chlorophenyl-4,6-
dichloropyrimidine with a melting point of 119-120C. A
sample sublimed at 80/0.02 mbar melts at 120-121C~

Example 6: 2-p-Methoxyphenyl-4,6-dihydroxypyrimidine

OH
CH O- ~ (compound 577)
bH

338 g of a 30% solution of sodium methylate in methanol are
added over 10 minutes to a suspension of 112 g of p-methoxy-
benzamidine hydrochloride and 101 g of diethyl malonate in
520 ml of ethanol, and the mixture is subsequently refluxed
for 5 hours. The reaction mixture is then concentrated by
rotary evaporation and the residue is dissolved in 1000 ml of
warm water of 80C. The solution is filtered and the filtrate
is acidified to pH 1. The precipitate is isolated by
filtration and vacuum dried at 80C, affording 109.8 g of
2-p-methoxyphenyl-4,6-dihydroxypyrimidine with a melting
point of 318C (decompos.).

~22~953
- 25 -

Example 7: 2-p-Metho~yphenyl-4;6-dichloropyrimidine

CH30~ (compound 54)

126 ml of phosphoroxy chloride (POC13) and then 57 ml of
N,N-dimethyl aniline are added dropwise over 30 minutes to
54.5 g of 2-p-methoxyphenyl-4,6-dihydroxypyrimidine with
cooling, such that the temperature does not exceed 45C. The
reaction mixture is then stirred for 2 hours at room
temperature and subsequently refluxed for 2 hours. The
reaction mixture is then concentrated by rotary evaporation
and the residue is triturated in 2 litres of iced water.
The solid product is isolated by filtration, dissolved in
1.5 litres of methylene chloride and the solution is
treated with fuller's earth and dried. The methylene
chloride solution is filtered and concentrated. The residue
is recr~stallised from ethanol, affording 51 g o~ crystalline
2-p-methoxyphenyl-4,6-dichloropyrimidine with a melting point
of 127-128C.

The following compounds are prepared by procedures similar
to those described in the preceding Examples:


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~-~ N !l
R
~- a / \N=-/ 2
(R~n R3

No. ( R) Rl R2 R3 Physical data (C)

1 (H)5 Cl H Cl m.p. 95-96
2 4- CH3 Cl H Cl m.p. 86-870
3 4- CH3 Cl CH3 Cl m.p.l53-1;4
4 4- CH3 Cl ~ Cl m.p. 132-133
n=~ .
(H)5 Cl H CH3 m.p. 71-72
6 4- CH3 Cl H CH3 m.p. 103-104
7 4- CH3 Cl H OH m.p. 229-234
8 4-CH3 Cl H OCH3 m.p. 92 93
9 4-CH3 Cl CH3 OCH3 m.p. 143-144
10 4-CH3 Cl H OC3H7iso m.p. 55-57
11 4-CH3 Cl H ~ ~ m.p. 86-87

12 4~CH3 Cl H O-o~ ~, m.p. 102-104
13 4~H3 Cl H NHCH3 mOp. 10-7
14 4-CH3 Cl Br NHCH3 m.p. 105-107
4_CH3 Cl ( 2 5~2 m.p. 74-75
16 (H)5 CH3 H OH oil
17 4-CH3 CH3 H OH m.p. 206-207
18 (H)5 CH3 H OCH3 b.p 156-3;/

19 4-CH3 CH3 H OCH3 m.p. 66-67

~ 2
- 27 ~

No.(R)nRl R2 R3 Physical data (C)

204-CH3CH3 H 0~ m.p. 90-91

21(H)5CH3 H OC2H40CH3 b.p.158-160/
13.33 Pa
22(H)5CH3 2 4 2 3 b.p.l48-150/
2.66 Pa
234-CH~CH3 H OC2H40CH3 m.p. 61-62
24(H)5CH3 H N(CH3)2 m.p. 55-57
254-CH3CH3 H N(CH3)2 m.p. 97-98
264-CH3CH3 Br N(CH3)2 m.p. 49-50

27(H)5CH3 H -N~ /0 m.p. 88-90

284-CH3CH3 H -N~ /0 m.p. 123-124

294-CH3CH3 Br - ~ \0 m.p. 113-114

304-CH3OCH3 H \ / m.p. 99-100

4 3 3 H OCH3 m.p. 61-62
324-CH3OCH3 CH3 OCH3 m.p. 93-94

334-C~3OCH3 \ / OCH3 m.p. 214
344-CH3OC2H5 H OC2H5 m.p. 71
4 33 7 3 7 m.p. 62
364-CH3OC3H7iso H OC3H7iso b.p. 123/5.332 Pa
Example 1
374-CH3OC3H7iso Br OC3H7iso m.p. 73-74
Example 2
34 3 H 4 9 13.332 Pa
. _ . . _ .
394-CH30--~ ~- H 0--~ ~ m.p. 125-126
e ~ -

53
- 28 -

No. (R)n Rl 2 R3 Physical data ( ~C)
.. . . .
40 4-CH3 SC2H5 2 5 m.p . 55-56
41 4-CH3 OC2H40CH3 H 2 4 3 oil
3 2 4 3 CH3 2 4 3 oil
3 2 4 3 1. 2 4 3 m.p . 55-57
44 4-CH3 OC2H40CH3 Br 2 4 3 m.p . 55-56
45 4-CH3 OC2H40CH3 HNHCH3 m.p . 65-66
46 4-CH3 OC2H4ocH3 BrNHCH3 oil
47 4-CH3 OC2H40CH3 H N(C2H5)2 oil
r ~
48 4-CH3 -N~ /0 H ~ ~ / m.p . 125-126
~_. ._ .

49 4-CH3 Br H B~ m.p 125-126
50 (H)5 Br H ~Br m.p . 115-118
51 (H)5 Cl H OH m.p . 218-221
52 (H)5 Cl H SH m.p . 150
53 4-Cl Cl H Cl m.p . 120
54 4-OCH3 Cl H Cl m.p . 127-128
55 4-CN Cl H Cl m.p . 230-232
56 3-CF3 Cl H Cl m.p . 56-57
57 2-CH3 Cl H Cl m.p . 74-75
5~ 2-CH Cl ~1 Cl m.p. 122-125




,

;3
- 29 -
No. (R)n Rl 2 R3 Phasical data ( C)

59 3-Cl, 4-F Cl H Cl m-p. 94-95
2, 6(CH3)~ Cl H Cl m.p. 103-104
61 3,4(CH3)2 Br H Br
62 4-C3H7i Cl H Cl m.p. 63-64
63 4-C3H7i Cl H F
64 4-Cl F H F m.p. 139-141
65 2-CH3, 6-C2H5 Cl H Cl
3' 2 5 Cl 2 5

67 2-Cl Cl H Cl m.p. 116-118
68 3~C2ll5. ~ Cl H Cl
69 4-CH3 Cl F . Cl
70 4-F . Cl F Cl
71 3-CHF2 Cl H Cl
72 2,4(CH3)2 Br H Br
73 2,3,6(CH3)3 Cl H Cl
74 3-C3H7i Cl H Cl
75 4-C~IF2 Cl H Cl
76 2-Cl, 4-CH3 Br H Br
77 3,4(C1)2 Cl H OH
78 4-OCH2CH=CH2 Cl H Clm.p. 57-58
79 4-OH F H F
80 4-COCH3 Cl H Cl~m.pO 129-130
81 4-OCOC2H5 Cl H Cl
82 4-OCH(CH3)COOCH3 Cl H Cl
83 4-OCF2Cl Cl H OC2H5
84 4-OH Cl H Clm.p. 135-137
85 4-OCoN(CH3)2 Cl H Clm.p. 191-193
86 3-C~2F Cl H Cl
87 2-COOCH3 Cl 4 9
88 4-CH F Cl H Cl
89 4-COOCH3 Cl H Clm.p. 135-140

90 4-COOC4H9n Cl 4 9

,

30 ~L2~ ;3

No. (R) Rl R2 R3 Phasical data ( C)
n _ _ _ _
91 4-Cl, 2,6(0CH3)2 Cl H Cl
92 4-CHO Cl H Cl m.p. 160-162
93 3-CH2Cl Cl H Cl
94 3,5(CF3)2 Cl H Cl
95 4-CF3 Br H Br
96 4-oCHF2 Cl H Cl
97 3,5(0C2H5)2 Cl H Cl
98 4-OC3H7i F H F
99 3-NO Cl H Cl m.p. 136-138
100 4-N02 Cl H Cl m.p. 167-168
2' 3 Cl H Cl
102 2-Cl, 4-N02 Cl H Cl
103 2-N(CH3)2 Cl H Cl
104 3-NHCOCH3 Br H Br
105 3-NHCOCH2Cl Cl H Cl
106 4-OCF3 Cl 3 7
107 3-OCF2Cl, 5-Cl Cl H Cl
108 2-CON(CH3)2 Cl H Cl
109 4-OCF2CHF2 Cl H Cl
110 4-CONHC4Hgn Cl H Cl
111 4-NHCOCH2Cl Cl H Cl m.p.196-198
112 4-COCH3~ 3-CH3 Cl H CH3
113 3-CH2-COCH3 F H OCH3
114 4-COC3H7n Cl H Cl
115 4-OCF2CHFCl Cl H Cl
116 2-OH Cl H Cl
117 4-COOCH2cH=cH2 Cl H Cl
118 2 ~ Cl H Cl m.p. 105-109
119 2-Cl, 6-C-CH Cl H Cl
120 3-C-C-C(CH3)20CH3 Br H Br

121 4-C-C-C(CH3)2oH Cl H Cl

9S3
- 31 -
No. (R) Rl R2 R3 PL~ysical data ( C)
_ _
122 4 C-C-C(CH ) OCH Cl H Cl
123 3,5(I)2, 4-OCH(CH3)COOCH3 Cl H Cl
124 (H)5 Cl CF3 Cl
125 4-CH=CH-C4Hgn Cl H Cl
126 4C13 ClCF3Cl
127 4-OH Br H Br
128 4-Br Cl H -Cl m.p. 130-131
129 3-OH Cl H Cl m.p. 144-146
130 3-OCH3 Cl H Cl m.p. 97-100
131 3-OCOCH2Cl Cl H Cl
132 2-OCH3 Cl H Cl m.p . 67-70
133 2,6(F~2 Cl H Cl
134 4-F Cl H Cl m.p. 102-105
135 3-Cl, 4-CH3 Cl H Cl m.p. 91-92
136. (H)5 F H F m.p. 114-116
137 (H)5 F H Cl m.p, 105
138 2,5(Cl)2, 4-OH F H F
139 2-Cl, 4-OCH(CH3)COOC2H5 Cl H Cl
140 2~3~5(cl)3~ 4-OH Cl H Cl
141 2,3,5(C1)3~ 4 OC2Hs Cl H Cl
142 2~3~5~6(cH3)4~ 4-N2 ClH - Cl
143 (H)5 F CF3 Cl
2 ( H3)2 Cl H Cl
145 4-CSN(CH3)2 Cl H Cl
146 4-C(CH3)=CH2 Cl H Cl
147 4-CH2COOCH3 Cl H Cl
148 4-CH2PO(oC2H5)2 Cl H Cl m.p. 110-112
149 4-CH2PO(OH)2 Br H Br
150 4-S02N(CH3)2' 5-CH3 Cl 4 9
151 4-PO(OH)2 Br H Br
152 4-PO~OCH3)2 Cl H Cl
153 3-PO(OCH3)2 Cl H Cl

~;~2~9~i3
- 32 -
No. ~R)n R1 R2 R3Physical dat~ ( C)

154 H SOCH3 H C1
155 4-CH2CH=CH2 C1 H C1
156 3-C_CH, 5 CH3 C1 H C1
157 2-C-CH C1 H C1
158 4 C CH C1 H C1m.p. 168-170
159 H SOCH3 ll Br
160 4-C(OCH3)2C3H7n C1 H OCH3
161 2-CH3, s-N(CH3)2 C1 H C1
162 2-CH3, 5-Cl C1 H Cl
163 3-Br, 4-OH C1 H OCH2CH=CH2
164 3-Br, 4 OC3H7n Cl H Cl
165 3-N024-C1 C1 H C1m.p. 158-159
166 3-NH2, 4-Cl C1 H C1
167 3-CH3~ 4-N02 C1 H Clm.p. 173-175
3' 2 Cl H C1solid
169 3-CH3, 4-NHCON(CH3)2 F HOCH2CH=CH2
170 2-C1, 5-CF3 C1 H C1
171 3~CF3, 4-C1 Cl H Cl
172 4-CH3 SOCH3 H C1
173 2-C1, 5-N(CH3~2 Cl H OH
174 2,6(0CH3)2- 3-N2 C1 H C1
175 2,6(0CH3)2, 3~NH2 Cl H Cl
' 3 2' 3 C1 H C1
177 2-CH~, 6-C2H5, 4-OCON(CH3)2 C1 H C1
178 3,5(I)2, 4-OH C1 H C1
179 3,5~I)2, 4-OCH3 Br H Br
180 3,5(Br)2, 4-OH Cl H Cl
181 3,5(Br)2, 4-OCH2-CH=CH2 C1 H C1
182 3,4,5(0CH3)3 Cl H Clm.p. 167-169
183 2,3~C1)2 C1 H Clm.p. 116-118

~ 3
- 33 ~

No. (R) Rl R2 R3 Physical data ( C)
n _ _
184 4-Cl13 F 1-1 SOC113
185 (H) 5 SOC1~3 H CN
186 (H); SCH3 H CN
187 (H) 5 S02CH3 ~I CN
188 (H)5 -0-CO-CH3 H Cl
189 4-CH CN Cl Cl
190 3-so2NHcooNc3H7(i) Cl H Cl

191 4- \ /i Cl H Cl

192 3~ '~¦ Br H Br

193 3~ ~-/ `t Cl H Cl
\ /

194 3- CH2 /C\O 3 F H OCH3

195 3-CF3 OH H OH m.p. 286C
196 4-CH3 3 OH
197 3-NH Cl H Cl solid
198 4-NH2 Cl H Cl soli d
199 3-NHCOCH3 Cl H Cl m.p. 228-230
200 4-NHCOCH3 Cl H Cl m . p . 190-192
201 4-S02NHcOOcH3 Cl H Cl
202 3-S02NCH3CooCH3 Cl H Cl
3 2 Cl H Cl
204 4-CH3-3-SO NH Cl H Cl
205 4-NHCoNHC2H5 Cl H Cl
206 4-Cl, 3-NH2 Cl H Br
207 3-I Cl H Cl
208 3- COOH Cl H Cl m.p.250

~2%C~3S~
- 34 -

. No. (R) R R2 R3 Physical data ( C)
- n 1 _
209 4-COOEI Cl 11 Cl ~I,p. 236-238
210 3-CH3 Cl HOH m.p. 195-200
211 4-N(CEl3)2 Cl H Cl m.p. 150-155
212 3NHCH3 Cl HCl
213 HNHCH3
214 3-NHCHO
215 4-NHCHO
216 3-NHCO~\; ClHCl
217 4-OCH2oCH3 Cl HCl
218 4-SCH3 Cl H F
219 3-SH Cl HCl ~
220 4-SCH3 Cl HCl m.p . 109-111
221 4-OCOOCH3 Cl H F
222 3-OCOOCH3 Cl HCl
223 3-F Cl H Cl m.p. 72-74
2 4 2 5 Cl H Cl m.p. 75-77
2 40C3H7n Cl H Cl ~wa~
226 4-CH -CCl=CH CH3 H Cl ,
227 4-S02CH3 Cl H Cl m.p. 163-165
2 4 2 4 2 5 Cl H Cl m.p. 42-43
229 4-OCH3 ~r H Br m.p.129-131
230 ~C6H13n Cl H Cl
231 4-OCH2-C=CH . Cl H Cl
232 4-OC2H4N(c2H5)2Cl HCl
233 4-OC2H4Cl Cl HCl
234 4-OC2H40H Cl H Cl
2 4 H3 Cl H Cl
236 4-OC2H40C2H4Cl Cl H Cl m.p. 88-89
237 4-OCF Cl HCl l
238 4-OC2H5 Cl H Cl ¦

239 4-OCOCH Cl HCl m.p .113-115
240 4-OCH(CH3)COOCH3 Cl HCl

~ ~ 2
- 35 -

No. (R) Rl 2 R3 ~hysical d~a ( C)
. .
241 4-OCH(CH3)COOC}13 Br H C1 m.p. 118-!20
242 4-OCOCH=CU2 C1 H C1
243 4-OCOC3M6CH=CH2 C1 H C1
244 4-OCH2coN(cH3)2 C1 H C1
245 4-OCH2CH=CHCH3 C1 H C1
2 4 3 C1 H C1
247 (H)5 C1 CHF2C1
248 (H)5 C1 H IF
249 (H)5 C1 H Br
. 5 I H
251 4-SOCH3 C1 H C1
252 4-SC2H4N(CH3)2 C1 H C1
53 4 SC2H40CH3 C1 H C1
254 4-SC6H13 C1 H C1
255 4-SC2H4COOC4Hg C1 H C1
256 4-SCOCH3 C1 H C1
257 4-SCH2CH=CH2 C1 H C1
258 4-NH2 Br H Br
259 4-NHC6H13 C1 H C1
~60 4-NHC3H7i C1 H C1
261 4-NHCH2COoCH3 C1 H Br
262 4-NHCH(CH3)CON(CH3)2 C1 H C1
263 4-NHCOCH=CH2 C1 H C1
264 4-NHCH2-CH=CH2 C1 H C1
( 2 2)2 C1 H C1
266 4-NHCH-C-CH C1 H C1
2 2 5 C1 H C1
268 4-NH(CH2)4C-CH C1 H C1
269 4-NHOCH3 C1 H C1
270 4-NHOCH2CH=CH2 C1 H C1
271 4-N(CH3)0CH3 C1 H C1

3L~2~953
- 36 -

No. (R)n Rl R2 R3
272 4-N(C113)COCH3 Cl H Cl
273 4-B(OCH3)CoCH3 Cl H Cl

274 4-NH -~¦ Cl H Cl

~ \
275 4-NH --\ H /- Cl H C].

276 4- N\ /- Cl H Cl

277 4- N\ j Cl H Cl

278 4- N\ /0 Br H Br

279 4- N\ /S Cl H Cl

.-- ~
3 Cl H F

281 4-NHCOOCH3 Cl H Cl
( 3) 3 7i Cl H Cl
2834-NHCONHCH3 Cl H Cl
284 4-NHCON(CH3)2 Cl H Cl
285 4-N(CH3)CONHCH3 Cl H Cl
286 4-N(CH3)CON(CH3)0CH3 Cl H Cl
287 COOC6ill3n Cl H Cl
288 4-OCOCH2CH=CHCH3 Cl H Cl
289 4-CONH2 Cl H Cl
290 4-CON(C3H7n)2 Cl H Cl
291 4-CONHC6H13n Cl H Cl
292 4-OCOC2H4N(C2H5)2 Br H Br

_ 37 ~ 2 ~ ~ 9 S 3

No. (R)n Rl R2 R3
. .
293 4-CONHOCH3 Cl H Cl
294 4-CON(CH3)2 Cl H Cl
295 4-CHO Br H Br
296 4-COC4H9n Cl H Cl
297 4-COCH=CH-N(CH3)2 Cl H Cl
298 4-CSN(C3H7)2 Cl H Cl
299 4-CSNHC6Hl3n Cl H Cl
300 4-N=CHC3H7i Cl H Cl
301 4-N=CHC6H13n Cl H Cl
302 4-N=CH(CH3)2 Cl H Cl

303 4- N=-\ \- Cl H Cl
_ .
304 4-N(CH3)CH20CH3 Cl H Cl
305 4-S02NH2 Cl H Cl
2 ( H3)2 Cl H Cl
307 4-S02NHC4H9 Cl H Cl

_ .
308 3-S02N\ ¦ Br H Br
O-- --
309 4-SOzNHCH2CH=CH2 Cl H Cl
310 4-CH(OCH3)2 Cl H Cl
311 4-CH(OC2H40CH3~2 Cl H F
4 9 2 5 2 Cl H Cl
313 4-C(CH3)(oCH3)2 Cl H Cl
314 4-C(CH3)(oC2H4SCH3)2 Cl H Cl

0---
315 4-C ¢ ! Cl H Cl
O--CH3
316 4-C ~ ! Cl H Cl

~2~gS3
- 3~ -

No. (R)n Rl R2 R3 Physical d~ta ( C)
_
/ o- j
317 4-C( ~ I Cl H Cl
0---

318 4-C ~ / Cl H Cl

319 4-PO(OH)OC2H5 Cl H Cl
320 4-S03H Cl H Cl
321 4-CF3 Cl H Cl
322 4-CH2Br Cl H Cl m.p. 155-156
323 4-CH2Cl Cl H Cl
324 4-CH20CH3 Cl H Cl
325 4-CH20H Cl H Cl
326 4-CH20COCH3 Cl H Cl m.p. 108-110
2 4 9 Cl H Cl
328 4 Cl E Cl
2 ( H3)2 Cl H Cl
330 4-CHClCH3 Cl H F
331 4-C H Cl H Cl
332 4-C6H13n Cl H Cl
5 11 Br H Br
334 4-C=CCH3 Cl H Cl
335 4-CH=CH2 Cl H Cl
2 2 Cl H F
337 4-CCl=CH2 Cl H Cl m.p. 128-130
338 4-C2H4Cl Cl H Cl
339 4-C2H4N(C2H5)2 Cl H Cl

. _ .
340 4- ~ Cl H Cl

. _ .
. _ .
341 4 - ~ /~ Cl H Cl
. _ ~

~%~S3
- 39 -

No. (R) Rl R2 R3 Physical data ( C)
n

342 4---\j Cl ~I Cl
343 4-CH-CH2-C~120CH3 Cl H Cl
344 4-N(CH3)COCH2Cl Cl H Cl I
345 ~-CH CN Cl H Cl m.p. ].51-158
346 3-F Br H Br ,
347 3-Cl Cl H Cl m.p. 117-119
348 3-N02 Br H Br m.p. 165-167
349 3-NO F H F
350 3-OC3H7i Cl H Cl
351 3-OCH2CH=CHCH3 Cl H F
352 3-OCH2C.-CH Cl H Cl ¦
2 4 ( 2 5)2 Cl H Cl
354 3-OCH(CH3)CH2N(C2H5~ Cl H Cl
355 3-OC2H4Cl Cl H Cl
356 4-CH3 Br H Cl
2 4 2 5 Cl H Cl
358 3-OC2H40C3H7n Cl H Cl
359 3-OCF Cl H F
360 3-OCHF2 Cl H Cl
361 3-OCF2CHF2 Cl H Cl
362 3-OCF2CH~Cl Br ~I Br
363 3-OCOC2H5 Cl H Cl
364 3-OCOCH2Cl Br H Br
365 3-SC2H5 Cl H Cl
366 3-SCF3 Cl H Cl
367 3-SCHF2 Cl H Cl
368 3-S02CH3 Cl H Cl
369 3-SC3H6N(CH3)2 Cl H Cl
370 3-SC3H6Cl Cl H Cl
371 3-SC5Hlliso Cl H Cl

~Z2~
-- ~o ~

No. (-R)n Rl R2 R3 Physical da~a ( ~)
7 ~2 C3 7n Cl H F
373 3-S-CH2-C=CH Cl H Cl
374 3-NH2 Br H Br solid
375 3-N(CH3)2 Cl H Cl
376 3-NHC4H9n Cl H Cl
377 3-NHC4H9sek Cl H Cl
378 3-N(CH2C=CH)2 Cl H F
379 3-NHCH2CH=CH2 Cl H Cl
380 3-N(cH3)cocH2cl Cl H Cl
2 2 H3 m.p. 160-161
382 3-NHCOCH=CH-CH3 Cl H Cl
383 3-NHOH Br H Br
384 3-NHOC2H5 Cl H Br
385 3-NCH30CH3 Cl H Cl
386 3-N(c3H7iso)co2c2Hs Cl H Cl
387 3- ~ 1O Cl H Cl
o
388 3- ~ i Cl H Cl

389 3-NHCOOC4HgisO Cl H Cl
390 3-NHCONHC4Hgn Cl H Cl

391 3- ~ /NH Br H Br
. _ . .
392 3-N(CH3)CON(CH3)2 Cl H Cl
393 3-COOH Cl H Cl m. p . 250C
394 3-COOCH3 Cl H Cl m.p. 190-191
395 3-COOCH2CH=CH2 Cl H Cl m. p . 120-121
396 3-COOC3H7i Cl H Cl
397 3-COCH -C-C-C H n Cl H Cl
398 3-CONH2 Cl H Cl

~L2f~ 3

No. (R)n Rl R2 R3 Physical data t C)
. .
399 3-CONHOH Cl H Cl
400 3-CON(CH3)2 Cl H Cl
401 3-CONHCH3 Br H Br
402 3-CONHCH2CH=CH2 Cl H F
403 3-COOC3H6N(CH3)2 Cl H Cl
404 3-CHO Cl H Cl
405 3-COCH3 Cl H Cl

406 3-C0--~! Cl H Cl

407 3-CSNHC4Hgn Cl H Cl
408 3-CSNHC3H7iso Cl H Cl
409 3-CS ~ j Cl H Cl
\ /
410 3-N=CHC~H7(i) Cl H Cl
411 3-N=C(CH3)CH20CH3 Cl H Cl
412 3-N=CHC2H40C2H5 Cl H Cl
4I3 3-N=IC i Cl H Cl
\ /
414 3-S02NH2 Cl H Cl m.p. 207-208
415 3-S02N~ICH3 Cl H Cl m.p. 174-175
416 3-S02N(C4H9n)2 Cl H Cl

_ .
417 3-S02N\ ~0 Cl H Cl

418 3-S02N~CHl~2 Cl H Cl m.p. 144-145
419 3-CH(~:lC2H5)2 Cl H Cl
420 3-C(cH3)(0cH3)2 Cl H Cl
421 3-C(CH3)(0C2H40CH3)2 Cl H Cl
422 3-~C~ Cl H Cl
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No. (R) Rl R2 R3 Ph~sical data ( C)
n . __ -
423 3-1C(CH3)-10 Cl H Cl

o
424 3-PO(OC2H5)2 Cl H Cl
425 3~P (OH) 2 Cl H Cl
426 3-P (OH)OCH3 Cl H Cl
427 3-SO3H Cl H Cl m.p. 95-96
428 3-CF3 ; Cl H F
429 3-CH2CN \ Cl H Cl
430 3-CH2Cl Cl H Cl
431 3-CH20C2H5 Cl H Cl
432 3-CH20H Br H Br
2 4 3 Cl H Cl
2 4 H3 Cl H Cl
435 3-CHCl-C2H5 Cl H F
436 3-C H n Cl H Cl
6 13 Cl H Cl
438 3-C-CH Cl H Cl
439 3-C--CCH Cl H Cl
440 3-CH=CH2 Cl H Cl
441 3-CCl=CH2 Cl H Cl
442 3-CCl=CHCH3 C:l H Cl
443 3-C2H4N(CH3)2 Cl H Cl

444 3_.\1 Cl H Cl
445 3-CH=CH-C H n Cl H Cl

446 3- t Cl H Cl
\ /

2 2 5 Cl H Cl
448 3-CH2CONH2 Br H Br
449 2-CH3 Br H Br


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No. tR)n Rl R2 R3 Physical data ( C)
450 2-F Cl H Cl
451 2-OCH2C=CH Cl H Cl
452 2-SCH3 Cl H Cl
453 2-SH Cl H Cl
454 2-COOH Cl H Cl
455 2-COOCI-13 Cl H Cl
456 2-CH20H Br H Br
457 2-CHO C]. H Cl
458 3-Cl, 4F F H F m.p . 101-103
459 3-Cl, 4F ~ F H Cl
460 3,4(CH3)2 Cl H Cl
461 3,5(Cl)2 Cl H Cl m.p. 175-177
462 2,6(Cl)2 Cl H Cl
463 2,3(CH3~2 Cl H Cl
464 2,4(CH3)2 Cl H Cl
465 3-Cl, 4-C3H7iso Cl H Cl
466 2-Cl, 4-CH3 Cl H Cl
4~67 3,4(C1)2 Cl H Cl
468 3,5(0CH3)2 Cl H Cl m.p. 168-172
2 3 Cl H Cl
470 3-NHCH3, 4-CH3 Cl E Cl
471 3-OH, 5-Cl Cl H Cl
472 3-OCHF2, 5-Cl Cl H Cl
473 3-OCH3, 5-Cl Cl H Cl
474 3-COOH, 5-Cl Cl H Cl
475 3-COOCH3, 5-Cl Cl H Cl
476 3-CONH2, 5-Cl Cl H Cl
477 4-COCH3, 4-CH3 Cl H Cl
478 2-Cl, 6-C=CH Br H Br
479 4-S02N(CH3)2, 5-CH3 Br H Br
480 3- G CH, 5CH3 Cl H F


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No. (R)n Rl R2 R3 Physical data ( C)
.
481 2-CH3, 5-N(CH3)2 Cl H Cl
482 2~CH3, 5-Cl Cl H Cl
483 3-Br, 4-OCH3 Cl H Cl
484 3-CH3, 4-NHCON(CH3)2 Cl H Cl
3, 5 N02 Cl H Cl
3, 5 NH2 Cl H Cl
487 2 Cl, 5-N02 Cl H Cl
488 2 Cl, 5NH2 Cl H Cl
489 3,4(0CH3)2 Cl H Cl
490 3,4 (OH)2 Cl H Cl
491 2,3 C12 Cl H Cl :m.p. 116-118
492 2,5 (OCH3)2 Cl H Cl m.p. 127-129
493 2,5 (OH)2 Cl H Br
494 4-CN3, 3-CH3 Cl H Cl m.p. 120-123
495 4-OH, 3-CH3 Cl H Br
496 4-OCH3, 3-N02 Cl H Cl
497 4-OH, 3-N02 Cl H Cl
498 4-OCH3, 3-NH2 Cl H Cl
499 4-OH, 3-NH2 Cl H Cl
500 3~5 (OH)2 Cl H Cl
501 2,6 C12, 3-N02 Cl H Cl
502 2,6 Cl2, 3~NH2 Cl H Cl
503 2,6(OCH3)2, 4-Cl Br H Br
504 2,6(0H)2, 4-Cl Br H Br
505 3'5(J)2' 4-OCH3 Cl H Cl
506 3'5(J)2' 4-OH Br H Br
507 3,5(C1)2, 4-OCH3 Br H Br
508 3,5(Cl~2, 4-OH Cl H Cl
509 2,5(C12), 4-OCH3 Cl H Cl
510 2,5(Cl)2, 4-OH Cl H Cl
511 4F Cl H Br
512 3,4(OH)2 Br H Br

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No. (R)n Rl R2 R3 Physical data (C)
513 2,6(0H)2, 3-NH2 Cl H Cl
514 3-OCH20CH3 Cl H Cl
515 3,5(0H)2, 4-OCH3 Cl H Cl
516 3,4,5(0H)3 Cl H Cl
517 2,3,4(0CH3)3 Cl H Cl
518 2,3,4(0H)3 Cl H Cl
519 2,3,5(C1)3, 4-OCH3 Cl H Cl
520 (CH3)5 - Cl H Cl
521 H CN H CN m.p. 150-155
522 H Cl H CN
523 4-CH CN H CN
524 4-CH3 Cl H CN
525 4-OCH3 CN H CN
526 4-OCH CN H Cl
527 4-OH CN H CN
528 4-OH Cl H CN
529 (H)5
530 (H)5 S02CH3 H Cl
531 (H)5 3
532 (H)5 S02CH3 H Br
533 (H)5 3
534 (H)5 S02CH3 H F
535 (H)5 CN Cl Cl
536 3-SCH2C02CH3 Cl H Cl
537 (H)5 3
538 4-CH3 3
539 4-CH OCOCH3 H Cl m.p . 110-112
54Q 4-OH, 3CH3 Cl H Cl
541 (H)5 Cl F Cl
542 (H)5 Br F Br
543 3-CH3 Cl H Cl m.p . 76-79
544 3-SCH3 Cl H Cl In . p . 103-105

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No. (R) Rl R2 R3 Physical data ( C)
545 3-CC13 Cl ~I Cl
546 4-CC13 Cl H Cl
547 4-OH, 3-CH3 Br H Cl m.p. 140-145
548 4-SCH2COCH3 Cl H Cl
549 3-SCOCH=CH2 Cl H Cl
550 4-SCOCH=CHCH3 Cl H Cl
551 3-SCO-CH2C-CH Br H Br
552 4-SOCH2CH=CH2 Cl H Cl
553 3-SOCH2CH=CH2 Cl H Cl
554 4-SOCH2C-=~H F H Cl
555~3-SOCH2C-CH Cl H Cl
556 3-S02CH2CH=CH2 Br H Br
2CH2CH CH2 Cl H Cl
558 3-S02CH2C--CH Cl H Cl
559 4-S02cH2c--cH Cl H Cl
560 4-OCOC6H13 Cl H Cl
,561 3-OCO-C5Hlli Cl H Cl
562 4-OCONHCH3 Cl H Cl m . p. 205-209
563 3-OCONHCH3 Cl H Cl m.p. 134-137
564 4-OCON(CH3)2 Cl H Cl m.p. 191-193
565 4-OCONHC4Hg Cl H Cl
566 3-OCONHC3H7i Cl H Cl
567 4-OCOCH=CH2 Cl H Cl
568 3-OCOCH=CH-CH3 Cl H Cl
569 4-OCOCH2oCH3 Cl H Cl
570 3-OCON(CH3)2 Cl H Cl
571 4-NHCONHC4Hgn Cl H Cl
572 4-SH Cl H Cl
573 3-OC2H4oH Cl H Cl
Hc2H4coocH3 Cl H Cl
575 3-Br, 4-OH Cl H Cl
576 3-NHCONHCH3 Cl H Cl m.p. 234-238
577 4-OCH3 0~l H OH m.p. 318 Z

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Formulation Exan~
The compounds of formula I will normally not be used by
themselves in agriculture. They are used in the form of
ready-for-use formulations which can be applied either
direct or diluted with water.

Example 8:
Dusts: The following substances are used to formulate a)
a 5% and b) a 2% dust:
) 5 parts of 2-p-tolyl-4,6-bis-isopropoxypyrimidine
or of a mixture thereof with 2-chloro-2',6'-
diethyl-N-(butoxymethyl)-acetanilide
parts of talcum;
b) 2 parts of the above active ingredient or a mixture
1 part of highly dispersed silicic acid
97 parts of talc;

The active ingredients are mixed with the carriers and ground
and in this form can be processed to dusts for application.

Example 9:
Granulate: The ~ollowing substances are used to formulate
a 5% granulate:

parts of 2-p-tolyl-4,6-isopropoxy-5-bromopyrimidine
or of a mixture thereof with 2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-
N-(methoxymethyl)-acetanilide
0.25 part of epoxidised vegetable oil
0.25 part of cetyl polyglycol ether
3.25 parts of polyethylene glycol
91 parts of kaolin (particle size 0.3 - 0.8 mm).

The active ingredient or mixture is mixed with the vegetable
oil and the mixture is dissolved in 6 parts of acetone. Then

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polyethylene glycol and cetyl polyglycol ether are added.
The resultant solution is sprayed on kaolin and the acetone
is evaporated in vacuo. ~ microgranular formulation of this
kind can be conveniently incorporated in seed furrows.

Example 10:
Wettable powders: The following constituents are used to
formulate a3 a 70%, b) a 40%, c) and d) a 25% and e) a 10%
wettable powder:
) 70 parts of 2-p-tolyl-4,6-bis-(methoxyethyl)-5-chloro-
pyrimidine or a mixture thereof with 2-chloro-
2',6'-diethyl-N-(2"-propoxyethyl)-acetanilide
parts of sodium dibutylnaphthylsulfonate
3 parts of naphthalenesulfonic acid/phenolsulfonic
acid/formaldehyde condensate (3:2:1)
parts of kaolin
12 parts of Champagne chalk

b) 40 parts of active ingredient or mixture as above,
parts of sodium lignosulfonate
1 part of sodium dibutylnaphthalenesulfonate
54 parts of silicic acid

c) 25 parts of active ingredient or mixture as above
4.5 parts of calcium lignosulfonate
1.9 parts of Champagne chalk/hydroxyethyl
cellulose mixture (1:1)
1.5 parts of sodium dibutylnaphthalenesulfonate
19.5 parts of silicic acid
19.5 parts of Champagne chalk
28.1 parts of kaolin

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d) 25 parts of active ingredient or mixture as above
2.5 parts of isooctylphenoxy polyethylene ethanol
1.7 parts of a Champagne chalk/hydroxyethyl
cellulose mixture (1:1)
8.3 parts of sodium aluminium silicate
16.5 parts of kieselguhr
46 parts of kaolin

e) 10 parts of active ingredient or mixture as above
3 parts of a mixture of the sodium salts of
saturated fatty alcohol sulfates
parts of naphthalenesulfonic acid/formaldehyde
condensate
82 parts of kaolin.

The active ingredients are intimately mixed in suitable
mixers with the additives and ground in appropriate mills and
rollers. Wettable powders of excellent wettability and sus-
pension power are obtained. These wettable powders can be
diluted with water to give suspensions of the desired con-
centration and can be used in particular for leaf application
(to inhibit growth or for fungicidal applica~ion).

Example 11:
Emulsifiable concentrate: The following substances are used
to formulate a 25% emulsifiable concentrate:

parts of 2-phenyl-4-chloro-6 methylpyrimidine or
of a mixture thereof with 2-chloro-6'-ethyl-N-
(2"-methoxy-1"-methylethyl)-acet-o-toluidide
2.5 parts of epoxidised vegetable oil
parts of an alkylarylsulfonate/fatty alcohol
polyglycol ether mixture
parts of dimethyl formamide
57.5 parts of xylene.

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Example 12:
.
- Paste The following substances are used to foxmulate a
45% paste:

a) 45 parts of 2-phenyl-4-chloro-6-hydroxypyrimidine or
of a mixture thereof with 2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-
N-(methoxymethyl)-acetanilide
parts of sodium aluminium silicate,
14 parts of cetyl polyglycol ether with 8 moles of
ethylene oxide,
3 parts of oleyl polyglycol ether with 5 moles of
ethylene oxide,
2 parts of spindle oil,
parts of polyethylene glycol,
23 parts of water.
.
b) 45 parts of the above active ingredient or mixture
parts of ethylene glycol,
3 parts of octylphenoxy polyethylene glycol con-
taining 9-10 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of
octylphenol,
3 parts of a mixture of aromatic sulfonesulfonic
acids, condensed wi~h formaldehyde as ~mmonium
salt,
1 part of silicone oil in form of a 75% emulsion,
0.1 part of a mixture of 1-(3-chloroallyl)-3,5,7-
triazo-azonium-adamantane chloride with sodium
carbonate (chloride value at least 11.5%),
0.2 part of a biopolymeric thickener containing a
maximum of 100 bacilli per gram,
42.7 parts of water.

The active ingredient is intimately mixed wi.th the adjuvants
in appropriate devices and ground. By diluting the resultant
paste with water, it is possible to prepare suspensions of

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the desired concentration.

Biological _ amples
The ability of the compounds of formula I to protect
cultivated plants from the phytotoxic effects o~ potent
herbicides can be seen from the following Examples. In the
test procedures, the compounds of formula I are designated
as antidotes. The protective action is indicated in percent.
0% denotes the action of the herbicide when applied by itself;
100% denotes the desired normal growth of the cultivated
plant. A protective action of at least 10% is significantO

Example 13_ Tests with antidote and herbicide in transplanted
rice. Method of application: tank mixture

Rice plants are reared in soil to the l~-to 2-lea~ stage.
The plants are then transplanted in bunches (always 3 plants
together) in sandy loam in containers measuring 47 cm x 29 cm
24 cm~ The surface of the soil is then covered with water
to a height of 1.5 to 2 cm. Two to three days after trans-
plantation, the herbicide and the antidote as test substance
are applied together direct to the water as tank mixture.
The protective action o~ the antidote is evaluated in percent
24 days after transplantation. The plants treated with
herbicide alone (no protective action~ as well as the
completely untreated controls (100% growth) serve as
references for the evaluation. The results are reported
below.
erbicide: 2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(2"-propoxyethyl)-acet-
anilide "Pretolachlor"~
~Trade Mark



,,

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Antidote Rate of application Herbicide Protective action
compound in kg/ha rate of application in kg/ ¦ in %
1 1 1 50
2 0.75 O.75 25
49 0.75 0.75 12.5
1 1 12,5
53 1.5 1.5 25
59 1 1 25
84 1 1 25
99 1 1

erbicide: 2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(butoxymethyl)acet-
anilide "Butachlor"
Antidote Rate of application Herbicide ~ Protective action
compound in kg/ha rate of application in kg/ha in %
._
' 2 1.5 1.5 12.5
49 1.51.5 12.5
1.51.5 25
53 1.51.5 12.5
54 1.51.5 12.5
erbicide: 2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl)acetanilide
"Alachlor"
Antidote Rate ~f application Herbicide Protective action
compound in kg/ha rate of ap/lication in %
in kg ha
2 ' 125 O.125 12
0.125 O.125 25
49 0.125 O.126 25

erbicide: 2-chloro-6'-ethyl-N-(ethoxymethyl~cet-o-toluidide
"Acetochlor"

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Antidote Rate of application . Herbicid~ Prot~cti~a action
compound in kg/ha rata jof ak,o~lication in ~
. ., _
2 0.125 0.125 12.5
49 0.125 0.125 12.5
. ..
Herbicide: 2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-4-trifluoromethylaniline
"Trifluralin'l
Antidote Rate of application ~lerbicide Protective actioncompound in kg/ha rate of application in
in kg/ha
_ _
2 2 2 12.5
_.
Herbicide: S-4-chlorobenzyl-diethylthiocarbamate
"Thiobencarb"
Antidote Rate of application Herbicide I Protective action
compound in kg/ha rate of application ` in
in kg/ha
1 8 8 50
1 4 4 25
: l 2 2 12,5

Rice is likewise protected from the phytotoxic effects of
S-benzyl-N,N-diethylthiocarbamate.

Example 14: Test with antidote and herbicide in transplanted
rice

Method of application: root treatment
Rice plants of the Yamabiko variety are reared in soil to
the 1~- to 2-leaf stage and then washed. The roots only of
the plants in bunches (always 3 plants together) are then
immersed for 15 to 60 minutes in a dish containing a solution
of the compound to be tested as antidote in a concentration
of 1000 ppm. The plants are then transplanted in sandy loam
in containers measuring 47 cm x 29 cm x 2~ cm. The surface
of the soil is then covered with water to a height of 1.5

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to 2 cm. Two to three days after transplantation, the
herbicideis applied direct to the water. The protec~ive
actîon of the antidote is evaluated in percent 24 days
after transplantation. The plants treated with the herbicide
alone (no protective action) as well as the completely
untreated controls ( 100% growth) serve as references for
the evaluation. The results are as follows:
erbicide: 2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(2"-propoxyethyl)-
acetanilide "Pretolachlor"

Antidote Rate of application rate of a lication ~ Protective action

compound in kg~a in ~



1000 ppm O. 75 87 . 5

2 1000 ppm 1 50



Example 15: Test with antidote and herbicide in transplanted
rice. Application of the antidote to the plant using an
aqueous solution (drench method).

Rice plants of the Yamabiko variety are reared in seed dishes
to the 1~ to 2-leaf stage. 1 to 2 days before transplantation,
each seed dish with the rice plants is immersed in a larger
dish containing a solution of the compound to be tested as
antidote in a concentration of 1000 ppm. The plants are then
transplanted in bunches (always 3 plants together) in sandy
loam in containers measuring 47 cm x 29 cm x 24 cm. The
surface of the soil is then covered with water to a height
of 1.5 to 2 cm. Two to three days after transplantation,
the herbicide is applied direct to the water. The protective
action of the antidote is evaluated in percent 24 days after
transplantation. The plants treated with the herbicide alone
(no protective action~ as well as the completely untreated
controls (100% growth) serve as references for the evaluation.
The result is as follows:

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Herbicide: 2~chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(2"-propoxyethyl)-
acetanilide "Pretolachlor"
Antidote Rats of appl ica-tion Herbicide Pro-tec-tive action
campound rate of application in
in kg/ha
... __
2 1000 ppm 37 . 5
-

Example 16: Test with antidote and her~icide in transplanted
rice. Preemergence applica~ion of the antidote.

The compound to be tested as antidote is sprayed in the form
of a dilute solution to the most surface of soil in seed
dishes. Rice seeds are then sown in the dishes and reared to
to the 1~- to 2-leaf stage. The plants are then transplanted
in bunches (always 3 plants together) in sandy loam in
containers measuring ~7 cm x 29 cm x 24 cm. The surface of
the soil is then covered with water to a height of 1.5 to 2 cm.
Two to three days after transplantation, the herbicide is
applied direct to the water. The protective action of the
antidote is evaluated in percent 24 days after transplantation.
The plants treated with the herbiclde alone (no protective
action) as well as the completely untreated controls (100%
growth) serve as references for the evaluation. The result
is as follows:
erbicide: 2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(2"-propyloxyethyl)-
acetanilide "Pretolachlor"
Antidote Rate of application Herbicide Protective action
compound in kg/ha ~ in ka/ha in ~
_
2 4 1.5 25

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Exam~e 17: Test with antidote and herbicide in transplan~ed
rice. Pre-plant incorporation method.

The compound to be tested as antidote is incorporated in the
soil in seed dishes in a concentration of 100 ppm. Two days
later the rice plants are reared in the treated seed dishes
to the 1~- to 2-leaf stage. The plants are then transplanted
in bunches (always 3 plants together) in sandy loam in
containers measuring 47 cm x 29 cm x 24 cm. The surface of
the soil is then covered with water to a height of 1.5 to 2 cm.
Two to three days after transplantation, the herbicide is
applied direct to the water. The protective action of the
antidote is evaluated in percent 24 days after transplantation.
The plants treated with the herbicide alone (no protective
action) as well as the completely untreated controls (100%
growth) serve as references for the evaluation. The results
are as follows:
erbicide- 2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(2"-propoxyet~yl)-
acetanilide "Pretolachlor"
Antidote Rate of application Herbicide ~ Protective action
rate of ap 1 i cati on i n
compound in kg ha
_
2 100 ppm 1 25
2 100 ppm O. 75 . _

xample 18: Test with antidote and herbicide in transplanted
~ .
rice. Postemergence application of the antido~e (over the
top application).

Rice plants of the Yamabiko variety are reared in soil to
the 1~- to 2-leaf stage. The compound to be tested as
antidote is then sprayed in the form of a dilute solution
over the rice plants. Two days later the plants are then

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transplanted in bunches (always 3 plants together) in sandy
loam in containers measuring 47 cm x 29 cm x 24 cm. The
surface of the soil is then covered with water to a height of
1.5 to 2 cm. Two to three days after transplantation, the
herbicide is applied direct to the water. The protective
action of the antidote is evaluated in percent 24 days after
transplantation. The plants treated with the herbicide alone
(no protective action) as well as the completely untreated
controls (100% growth) serve as references ~or the evaluation.
The result is as follows:
erbicide: 2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(2"-propoxyethyl)-
acetanilide "Pretolachlor1'

Antidote Rate of application Herbicide Protective action
rate of aDDlicatlon
compound ln kg/ha in kgj~a In ~
2 4 1.5 12

The 2-phenylpyrimidines of this invention employed in the
test methods described in Examples 13 to 18 also exerted
a certain protective action on the transplanted rice when
the following herbicides were used instead of those indicated
above: S-2-methylpiperidino-carbonylmethyl-0,0-dipropyl-
phosphorodithioate ("Piperophos"), S-ethyl-N,N-hexamethylene-
thiocarbamate ("Molinate"), S-4-chlorobenzyl-diethyl-thio-
carbamate ("Thiobencarb"), S-4-benzyl-diethyl-thiocarbamate,
5-tert-butyl-3-(2,4-dichloro-5-isopropoxyphenyl)-1,3,4-oxa-
diazol-2-one ("Oxadiazon") or N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl-propion-
amide ("Propanil").

Example 19: Test with antidote and herbicide with rice sown
in water. (The rice seeds are soaked and sown direct in very
wet, marshy or flooded soil. Application of the antidote`as
tank mixture).

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Rice seeds are soaked for ~8 hours in water. Plastic
containers measuring 25 cm x 17 cm x 12 cm are filled with
soil into which the soaked seeds are sown. The compbund to
be tested as antidote and the herbicide are then sprayed
together as ta~c mixture onto the surface of the soil. The
water level is raised gradually in accordance with the growth
of the rice plants. The protective action of the antidote is
evalwated in percent 21 days later. The plants treated with
herbicide alone (no protective action) as well as the
completely untreated controls (100% growth) serve as references
for the evaluation. The results are reported in the following
table.
erbicide: 2-chloro-2',6' diethyl-N-(2"-propoxyethyl)-
acetanilide "Pretolachlor"

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I\ntidote Rate o-f applic.ation Herbicide Protective action
compoundin kg/ha rate o-jf alp~p~hacation in ~
1 0.25 0.25 62.5
2 0.25 0.25 50
49 0.25 0.25 37.5
0.25 0.25 50
53 0.25 0.25 62.5
54 0.25 0.25 62.5
57 0.25 0.25 50
59 0.25 0.25 75
64 0.25 0.25 12.5
67 0.25 0.25 37.5
84 0.25 0.25 75
89 0.25 0.25 25
99 0.25 0.25 62~5
129 0.25 0.25 37.5
130 0.25 0.25 62.5
132 0.25 0.25 37.5
134 0.25 0.25 62.5
135 0.25 0.25 . 50
158 0.25 0.25 50
197 0.25 0.25 25
198 0.25 0.25 62.5
200 0.25 0.25 50
209 0.25 0.25 25
223 0.25 0.25 62.5
248 0.25 0.25 62.5
347 0.25 0.25 62.5
381 0.25 0.25 25
394 0.25 0.25 25
461 0.25 0.25 37.5

468 0.25 0.25 25
491 0.25 0.25 75

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erbicide: 2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(butoxymethyl)-
acetanilide "Butachlor"
AntidoteRate of application llerbicide Protective action
compoundin kg/ha rate of appl/cation in "
0.5 0.15 37.5
2 0.75 0.75 50
49 0.75 0.75 50
0.75 0.75 37.5
53 0.75 0.75 62.5
54 0.75 0.75 - 62.5

erbicide: 2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl N-(methoxymethyl)-
acetanilide "Alachlor"
AntidoteRate of application Herbicite Protective action
compoundin kg/ha rate of ~PPkl/h ion in ~
0.03 0.03 25
2 0.03 . 0.03 12.5
49 0.03 0.03 37.5
0.03 0.03 37.5
53 0.03 0.03 25
54 0.03 0.03 37.5

erbicide: 2-chloro-6'-ethyl-N-(2"-methoxy-1"-methylethyl)-
acet-o-toluidide, "Metolachlor"
bntidoteRate of application Herbicide : Protective action
compoundin kg/ha ln g~ha in
_
0.03 0.03 25
2 0.03 0.03 12.5
49 0.03 0.03 25
0.03 0.03 12.5
53 0.03 0.03 25
54 0.03 0.03 12.5
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Herbicide S-ethyl-diisopropylthiocarbamate, "E~rC"
Antidote Rate of application Herbicide Protective action
compound i n kg/ha i n kg/ha i n ~

1 1 1 25

Herbicide: S-2-methylpiperidino-carbonylmethyl-0,0-dipropyl~
phosphothioate, "Piperophos"
Antidote Rate of application Herbicide Protective action
compound - in kg/ha rate of appllcation in %
1 0.5 0.5 37.5
erbicide: 5-ethyl-N,N-hexamethylene-thiocarbamate
"Molinate"
Antidote Rate of application ¦ rate of application Protective action
compound in kg/ha ~ in kg/ha in %
l 2 2 25
erbicide: S-4-chlorobenzyl-diethylthiocarbamate
"Thiobencarb"
ntidote Rate of applica-tion , Herbicide Pro-tecti~le action
compound in kg/ha ¦ in kg/ha in /
1 4 1 4 37.5

The antidote, compound 1, as well as other 2-phenylpyrimidines
of this invention, were also able to protect rice from the
phytotoxic effects of S-4-benzyl-diethylthiocarbamate and
5-tert-butyl-3-(2,4-dichloro-5-isopropoxyphenyl)-1,3,4-ox-
diazol-2-one ("Oxdiazon").

Example 20- Test with antidote and herbicide with rice sown
in water. Application of the antidote while s~k~t~e riceseeds.

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Rice seeds are soaked for ~8 hours in solutions of the
test antidote at a concentration of 100 ppm. The seeds are
then allowed to dry for about 2 hours until they are no
longer tacky. Plastic containers measuring 25 cm x 17 cm x 12 cm
are filled with sandy loam to 2 cm below the edge. The soaked
seeds are sown on the surface of the soil in the containers
and then very lightly covered. The soil is kept in a moist
(non-marshy) state. Then a dilute solution of the herbicide
is sprayed onto the surface of the soil. The water level is
raised gradually in accordance with the growth of the plants.
Evaluation o~ the protective action in percent is made 21
days later. The plants treated with herbicide alone (no
protective action) as well as the completely untreated
controls (100% growth) serve as referencesfor the evaluation.
The results are reported in the following table.

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Antidotc Ratc of application Hcrbicidc Protcctivc action
compound ratc o~ application in kg/ha in %
~ __ . _,~
1 100 ppm 0.25 62.5
2 100 ppm 0.25 75
49 100 ppm 0.25 75
100 ppm 0.25 87.5
53 100 ppm 0.25 62.5
54 100 ppm 0.25 62.5
57 100 ppm 0.25 50
59 100 ppm 0.25 62.5
64 100 ppm 0.25 50
67 100 ppm 0.25 50
84 100 ppm 0.25 50
89 100 ppm 0.25 62.5
99 100 ppm 0.25 62.5
128 100 ppm 0.25 50
130 100 ppm 0.25 50
132 100 ppm 0.25 37.5
134 100 ppm 0.25 50
135 100 ppm 0.25 50
158 100 ppm 0.25 75
197 100 ppm 0.25 62.5
198 100 ppm 0.25 75
200 lOQ ppm 0.25 75
209 100 ppm 0.25 62.5
223 100 ppm 0.25 25
248 100 ppm 0.25 50
347 100 ppm 0.25 50
381 100 ppm 0.25 62.5
394 100 ppm 0.25 50

461 100 ppm 0.25 62.5
468 100 ppm 0.25 75
491 100 ppm 0.25 37.5
. . .

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erbicide: 2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(butoxymethyl)-
acetanilide "Butachlor"
Antidote Rate of application rate of application ir ~1
compound in kg/ha ...
1 100 ppm 0.5 50
2 100 ppm 0.5 50
49 100 ppm 0.5 37.5
100 ppm 0.5 50
53 100 ppm 0.5 50
54 100 ppm 0.5 50
_ __ _
erbicide: 2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(methoxyethyl)-
acetanilide "Alachlor"

AntidoteRate of application I Herbicide Protective action
rate of application in p
compounu in kg/ha
_ _
1 100 ppm 0.03 50
2 100 ppm 0.03 62.5
49 100 ppm~ 0.03 50
100 ppm 0.03 62.5
53 100 ppm 0.03 62.5
54 100 ppm 0.03 50
.. . . _ _ _
erbicide: 2-chloro 6'-ethyl-N-(2"-methoxy-1"-methylethyl)-
acet-o-toluidide, "Metolachlor"

Antidote Rate of application Herbicide Protective action
compound in kg/ha in p
2 100 ppm 0.03 12.5
49 100 ppm 0.03 12.5

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Herbicice. S-ethyl-diisopropylthiocarbamate, "EPTC"
Antidote Ra-te of applicationrate of application Protective action
compound in kg/ha in ~
.
100 ppm O . 5 12 . 5
_
erbicide: S-2-methylpiperidino-carbonylmethyl-0,0-dipropyl-
phosphorodithioate, "Piperophos"
Antidote Rate of application Herbicide Protective action
compound rate of jnpKp9~hcaation in,~
..
1000 ppm 6 . 5 37 . 5
100 ppm 6 . 5 37 . 5
ppm 6 . 5 25
. ..__
erbicide: S-ethyl-N,N-hexamethylenethiocarbamate
"Molinate"
Herbi ci de
AntidoteRate of applicationrate of applicationProtective action
compound i n kg/ha i n 8
1000 ppm 8 62 . 5
100 ppm 8 62 . 5
ppm 8 62 . 5
1000 ppm 2 3 7 . 5
100 ppm 2 37 . 5
ppm 2 37 . 5
_ .

Herbicide: S-4-chlorobenzyl-diethylthiocarbamate "Thiocarb"

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Antidot~ Rata of application H~rbicid~ Protcctiv~ action
compound rate of appllCatlon in %
1000 ppm ~ 37 . 5
100 ppm 8 37 . 5
1000 ppm 4 50
100 ppm 4 50
10 ppm 4 37 . 5
1000 ppm 2 37 . 5
100 ppm 2 25
10 ppm 25

Rice was also protected from the phytoto~ic effects of S-
benzyldiethylthiocarbamate and 5-tert-butyl-3-(2,~-dichloro-
5-isopropoxyphenyl)-1,3,4-oxdiazol-2-one ("Oxdiazon^').

Example 21: Test with antidote and herbicide with rice sown
in water. Application of antidote and herbicide in nutrient
solution.

Seeds which would normally be damaged in the test concen-
trations of the herbicide employed are sown in granular
zonolith (expanded vermiculite) in plastic flower pots
(diameter 6 cm at the top) which are perforated at the bottom.
Each pot is then placed in a second transparent p~astic
flower pot (diameter 7 cm at the top) which contains about
50 ml of the nutrient solution prepared with herbicide and
antidote. This nutrient solution then rises by capillary
action in the filling material of the smaller pot and
moistens the seed and the germinating plant. The loss in
fluid is daily replenished to 50 ml with a Hewitt nutrient
solution. Evaluation of the protective action in percent is
made 3 weeks after the start of the test. The plants treated
with herbicide alone (no protective action) as well as the

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completely untrcated controls (100% growth) serve as
- reEerences for the evaluation. The results are as follows:

Herbicide 2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(2"-propyloxyethyl)-
acetanilide, "Propolachlor"

Antidote Rate of application yerbicide Protective action
compound in ~
.
1 lo ppm 4 ppm75
._ . . .... _

Example 22: Test with antidote and herbicide with rice sown
dry (20 days after sowing, when the rice plants have attained
the 3-leaf stage, the soil is flooded). Application of
antidote and herbicide as tank mixture.

Rice seeds of the IR-36 variety are sown in containers
measuring 47 cm x 29 cm x 24 cm, covered and gently pressed
firm. The test antidote and the herbicide are then sprayed
together as tank mixture onto the soil. About 20 days after
sowing, when the rice plants have attained\the 3-leaf
stage, the surface of the soil is covered with water ~o a
height of 4 cm. The protective action of the antidote is
evaluated in percent 30 days after transplantation. The
plants treated with herbicide alone (no protective action~
as well as the completely un~reated controls (100% growth)
serve as references for the evaluation. The results are
reported in the following table.

Herbicide- 2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(2"-propyloxyethyl)-
acetanilide, "Propolachlor"

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AntidoteRatc of application ratc of application Protcctivc action
compoundin kg/ha in kg/ha in g
2 2 62.5
2 2 2 50
49 2 2 50
2 2 50
53 2 2 62.5
54 2 2 50
59 2 2 50
84 3 3 62.5
99 2 2 27.5
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Herb_de: 2-chloro-2 ', 6 ' -diethyl-N- (butoxymethyl) -

acetanilide, I'Butachlor''
AntidoteRate of application rate of application Protective action
compoundin kg/ha in kg/ha in /
3 3 25
2 3 3 25
49 3 3 37.5
3 3 37.5
53 3 3 25
54 3 3 37.5

Herbicide: 2-chloro-2,6-diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl)-acetanilide
"Alachlor"
AntidoteRate of application Herbicidc ti Protectivc action
compoundin kg/ha in kg/ha in g
_ ..
0.25 0.25 37.5
2 0.5 0.5 .25
49 0.5 0.5 12.5
0.25 0.25 25
53 0.25 0.25 25

54 0.5 _

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erbicide~ 2-chloro-6-ethyl-N~(2"-methoxy-1"-methylethyl)-
acet-o-toluidide, "Metolachlor"

AntidoteRate of application Herbicide Protective action
rate of application
compoundin kg/ha in kg/ha in ~
1 3 0.75 37.5

erbicide: 2-chloro-6-ethyl-N-(e~hoxymethyl)-acet-o-toluidide
"Acetochlor"

Antidote Rate of application rate of application Protective action
compound in kg/ha in kg/ha . in
._
1 0.25 0.25 25
2 ~0.25 0.25 12.5
49 0.25 0.25 12.5
0.25 0.25 12.5
53 0.25 0.25 12.5
54 0.25 0.25 12.5

erbicide: 2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-4-trifluoromethylaniline
"Trifluralin"

Antidote Rate of application Herhicid3 Protective action
compound in kg/ha in kg/ha in ~
1 1 1 37.5
2 1 - 1 25
1 1 12.5
53 1 1 25
54 1 _ 37.5

erbicide: 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile, "Dichlobenil"

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AntidoteRate of applic~ltion Hcrbici(le I'r(~tec-tive action
compolJndin kg/ha ~n kg~a ill ~
...... _ _ . _ . . . ____
0,5 0.5 12 .5
2 0.5 0.5 12.5
49 0.5 0.5 25
O. 5 ~). 5 25
53 0.5 0.5 25
54 0.5 0.5 25
_

Herbicide: S-2,3,3-trichloroallyl-diisopropylthiocarbamate
"Tri-allate"
AntidoteRa-te of application Herbicide Protective action
compound in kg/ha in kg/ha in
.
4 4 12.5
2 4 4 25
49 4 4 12.5
4 4 25
53 4 4 25
54 4 4 25

Example 23; Test with antidote and herbicide in rice sown
dry. Application of the antidote as seed dressing.

Rice seeds are mixed with the test antidote in a glass
container. Seeds and test compound are well mixed by shaking
and rotating. Containers measuring 47 cm x 29 cm x 24 cm are
then filled with sandy loam and the dressed seeds are sown
therein. The seeds are covered and a dilute solution of the
herbicide is then sprayed onto the surface of the soil.
About 20 days after sowing, when the rice plants have attained
the 3-leaf stage, the surface of the soil is covered with
water to a height of 4 cm. The protective action of the

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antidote is evaluated in percent 30 days after application
of the herbicide. The plants treated with herbicide alone
(no protective action) as well as the completely untreated
controls (100% growth) serve as references for the evaluation.
The results are as follows:
erbicide: 2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(2"-propyloxyethyl)-
acetanilide, "Propolachlor"

Antidote R t f li ti n in g ~erbfClppli ation Protsctive action
compound per kg of seeds in kg/ha in g
. . _ ,_
1 2 g 3 37.5
erbicide: 2-chloro-6'-ethyl-N-(2"-methoxy-1"-methylethyl)-
acet-o-toluidide, "Metolachlor"

Antidote Rate of application in g rate of application Protecti\/e action
compound per kg of seeds in kg/ha in %
~_
1 1 g 0.5 62.5

Example 24: Test with antidote and herbicide in dry rice
(the rice is sown dry and watered by natural rain~all).
Application of antidote and herbicide as tank mixture.

Rice seeds are sown in containers measuring 47 cm x 29 cm x
24 cm, covered, and gently pressed firm. A dilute solution
of the test antidote together with the herbicide is then
sprayed as tank mixture onto the soil. Evaluation of the
protective action of the antidote is made in percent 24
days after sowing. The plants treated with herbicide alone
(no protective action) as well as the completely untreated
controls ~100% growth) serve as references for the evaluation.
The results are reported in the following table.

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erbicide: 2-chloro-2'~6'-diethyl-N-(2'~-propoxye~hyl)-
acetanilide, "Propolachlor"

AntidoteRate of application Herbicide Protective action
compoundin kg/ha in kg/ha in ~
1 2 2 62.5
2 2 2 50
49 2 2 50
2 2 50
53 2 2 62.5
54 2 2 50
59 2 2 50
84 2 2 62.5
99 2 _ 37.5
erbicide: 2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-~butoxymethyl)-

acetanilide, "Butolachlor"

AntidoteRate of application rate of application Protective action
compoundin kg/ha in kg/ha in ~
_ _. . . . _
1 3 3 25
2 3 3 25
49 3 3 37.5
3 3 37.5
53 3 3 25
54 3 3 37.5

erbicide: 2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl)-
acetanilide, "Alachlor"
AntidoteRate of aPPliCatin ¦ rate of apolication ¦ Protective ac-tion
compoundin kg/ha I in kg/ a in ~
1 0.25 0.25 1 37-5
2 0.5 0-5 ! 25
49 0.5 0.5 12.5

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AntidoteRate of appllcation Herbic~de ¦ Protective action
compoundin kg/ha in kg/ha in ~
. . . . _
0.5 O.S 25
53 0.25 0.25 25
54 0 5 0.5 _ _
.
erbicide: 2-chloro-6'-ethyl-N-(2"-methoxy-1"-methylethyl)-
acet-o-toluidide, "Metolachlor"
Antido-te Rate of application Herbicide Protective ac-tion
compound in kg/ha rate of application in
in ~glha
- - _ ~ .. .__ _
1 3 ~ 0.75 37.5
. . _

Herbicide. 2-chloro-6'-ethyl-N-(ethoxymethyl)-acet-o-toluidide
"Acetochlor"
Antido-tcRate of application t fHerb~Çidet~ Protective action
compoundi n kg/ha i r k /ha i n ~
_ _ r~ _ _ _ _
1 0.25 0.25 25
2 0.25 0.25 12.5
49 0.25 0.25 12.5
0.25 0.25 12.5
53 0.25 0.25 12.5
54 0.25 - 0.25 12.5
.. . _. _~

Herbicide: 2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-4-trifluoromethylaniline
"Trifluralin"
AntidoteRate of application Herbicide Protective action
compoundin kg/harate fiaPpklilhatlon in ~
_
1 1 1 37.5
2 1 1 25
1 1 12.5

53 1 1 37.5
54 1 1 25

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~ler icide 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile, "Dichlobenil"

/\n-tidotnRat~ of applica-tion ~lerbicide Protec-tivc action rats of apolica-tion .
con~poundin kg/ha in kg/na in ~
0,5 0.5 12 .5
2 0.5 0.5 l2.5
49 0.5 0.5 25
0.5 0.5 25
53 0.5 0.5 25
54 0.5 0.5 25

Herbicide: S-2,3-dichloroallyl-diisopropylthiocarbamate
"Di-allate"
ArtidotaRate of applicationHcrbicide t Protective action
compound in kg/ha in kg9~a in ~
_.
4 4 12.5
2 4 4 25
49 4 4 12 . 5
- 50 4 4 25
53 4 4 25
54 4 4 25

Exam~ Test with antidote and herbicide in dry rice.
Application of the antidote as seed dressing.

Rice seeds of the IR-36 variety are mixed with the test
antidote in a glass container. Seeds and test compound are
well mixed by shaking and rotating. Containers measuring
47 cm x 29 cm x 24 cm are then filled with sandy loam and
the dressed seeds are sown therein. The seeds are covered
and the herbicide is then sprayed onto the surface of the
soil. The protective action of the antidote is evaluated
in percent 18 days after sowing. The plants treated with
herbicide alone (no pro~ective action) as well as the

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completely untreated controls (100% growth) serve as
references for the evaluation. The results are as ~ollows:
erbicide: 2-chloro-6'-ethyl-N-(2"-methoxy-1"-methylethyl)-
acet-o-toluidide, "Metolachlor"
Antidota Ra-te of application in g I Herbicide ¦ Protactive ac-tion
Compound per kg of seeds ratq o~ ~pl1cat~0n ¦ in ~ . .. _
1 g 0.5 62.5
erbicide: 2-chloro-2,6-diethyl-N-(2"-propoxyethyl~-
acetanilide, "Propolachlor"
Antidote Rate of application in g Herbicide Protective action
co~pound per kg of seeds ¦ rate of application in
2 g 1 3 37.5


Example 26: Tests with antidote and herbicide in soybeans.
Preemergence application of antidote and herbicide as tank
mixture.

Flower pots having a diameter of 6cmat the top are filled
with sandy loam and soybean seeds of the "Hark" variety are
sown therein. The seeds are covered and a dilute solution o~
the test antidote ~ogether with the herbicide is then
sprayed as tank mixture onto the surface of the soil.
Evaluation of the protective action in percent is made 21
days after the application of the herbicide. The plants
treated with herbicide alone (no protective action) as well
as the completely untreated controls (100% growth) serve as
references for the evaluation. The result is as follows:

Herbicide: 4-amino-6-tert-butyl-4,5-dihydro-3-methylthio-
1,2,4-triazin-S-one, "Metribuzin"

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Antidote Rate of application Herbicide Protective action
compound in kg/ha rate of appllcation in ~
_in kqlha _. . ___
0,5 _ 25

Example 27: Test with antidote and herbicide in sorghum.
Preemergence application of antidote and herbicide as tank
mixture.

Flower pots having a diameter of 6 cm at the top are filled
with sandy loam and sorghum seeds of the l'Funk GS 22"~
variety are sown therein. The seeds are covered and a
dilute solution of the test antidote together with the
herbicide is then sprayed as tank mixture onto the surface
of the soil. Evaluation of the protective action in percent
is made 14 clays after the application of the herbicide. The
plants treated with herbicide alone (no protective action)
as well as the completely untreated con~rols (100% growth)
serve as references for the evaluation. The result is as
follows:
erbicide: 2-chloro-6'-ethyl-N-(2l'-methoxy-1"-methylethyl)-
acet-o-toluidide, "Metolachlor"
antidoteRate of application Herbicide Protective action
rate ofaopllcation
compoundin kg/ha ln Kg/ha in
. .
468 1 . 5 - 1 . S 37 . 5

Example 28: Test with antidote and herbicide in wheat.
Preemergence applica-tion of antidote and herbicide as tank
mixture.

Wheat seeds are sown in a greenhouse în plastic pots which
contain 0.5 1 of garden soil. The plants are then treated
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postemergence in the 2-3-leaf stage with the test antidote
together with the herbicide as tank mixture. Evaluation of
the protective action of the antldote in percent is made
20 days after application. The plants treated with herbicide
alone (no protective action) as well as the completely
untreated controls (100% growth) serve as references for the
evaluation. The result is as follows:
erbicide a-[4-(3',5'-dichloropyridyloxy-2'-~phenoxy]-
propionic acid propinyl ester

AntidoteRate of applica-tion rate o~ aDplication Protective action
compoundin kg/ha in kg/ha in ~
54 0.5 0.5 50
132 0.5 0.5 25
197 0.5 0.5 25
461 O.S 0.5 37.5

Example 29: Test with antidote and herbicide in cereals.
Preemergence application of antidote and herbicide as tank
mixture.

Wheat or barley seeds are sown in a greenhouse in plastic
pots having a diameter at the top of 11 cm and containing
0.5 1 of garden soil. The seeds are covered and a dilute
solution of the test antidote together with the herbicide
is then sprayed as tank mixture onto the surface of the
soil. Evaluation of the protective action in percent is made
24 days after the application of the herbicide. The plants
treated with herbicide alone (no protective action) as well
as the completely untreated controls (100% growth) serve as
references for the evaluation. The result is as fol:Lows:

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Herbicide: 2-chloro-6'-ethyl-N-(2"-methoxy-l"~methylethyl)-
acet-o-toluidide, "Metolachlor"
Wheat (Farnese variety~
Antidote Rate of application Herbicide
l . ,, rate of application Protective action
compounu 1n kg/na in kg/ha in g
... ._
2 1 l 2s

~arley

Antidote Rate of application Herbicide Protective action rate of application in
compound in kg/ha in kg/ha
._ .-
- l 1 _ 1 2s

Example 30: Test with antidote and herbicide in maize.
Preemergence application of antidote and herbicide as tank
mixture.

Maize seeds of the "LG S" variety are sown in a greenhouse
in plastic pots having a diameter at the top of 11 cm and
containing 0.5 1 of garden soilO The seeds are covered and
a dilute soll1tion of the test antidote together with the
herbicide is then sprayed as tank mixture onto the surface
of the soil. Evaluation of the protective action in percent
is made 18 days after the application of the herbicide. The
plants treated with herbicide alone (no protective action)
as well as the completely untreated controls (100% growth)
serve as references for the evaluation. The result is as
follows:

Herbicide: 2-chloro-2',6'-dimethyl-N-(2"-methoxy-1"-methyl-
ethyl)-acetanilide
Antidote Rate of application Herbicide Protective action ,, rate of appl i ca ti on . ~
compound ln kg/na in Ikg/ha ln h
2 2 2 25
. ~

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Example 31: Test with antidote and herbicide in ~aize.
Application oE the antidote as seed dressing.

Maize seeds of the "LG 5" variety are mixed with the test
antidote in a glass container. Seeds and compound are well
mixed by shaking and rotation. Plastic pots having a diameter
of 11 cm at the top are then filled with garden soil and the
dressed seeds are sown therein. The seeds are covered and
the herbicide is then applied preemergence. Evaluation o~
the protective action of the antidote in percent is then made
18 days after the application of the herbîcide. The plants
treated with herbicide alone (no protective action)
as well as the completely untreated controls (10~% growth)
serve as referencès for the evaluation. The result is as
follows:
erbicide: 2-chloro-2',6'-dimethyl-N-(methoxyethyl)-
acetanilide, "Dimetolachlor"

Antidote Rate of application Herbicide Protective action
rate of a,ppl1cation . "
compound ln kg/ha in kg/ha ln
- _ .
2 2 0.5

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(22) Filed 1981-12-21
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NOVARTIS AG
NOVARTIS PHARMA CANADA INC./NOVARTIS PHARMA CANADA INC.
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC./NOVARTIS PHARMA CANADA INC.
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